Hello, I’m Henrietta
Some people know what they want to do in life when they are very small….and do it.
Some people know what they want to do……and start later in life.
And then they know how to support others do the same…..
I believe that we all have our unique journey in life. and it’s different for everyone. When I was tiny I was happiest reading , writing stories , and scrambling about in Nature making potions from plants and mud. A new pack of colouring pencils brought untold joy. and I dreamt of flying back in time to a simpler life of making things by hand and talking to the elves in the hollow by the stream.
Like many I was steered away from pursuing my passions by well meaning adults, but years of healing and dismantling childhood voices have now led me to a synthesis of my skills , life experiences and loves. And a knowing that I am suppose to share what I have learnt
Recently completing an MA in illustration at Falmouth University, I wrote and illustrated a Picture Book about child death in my tiny off grid home.
I’m an artist, mother, writer and facilitator living in a cosy green spot in nature in West Cornwall.
Over the years I have birthed five amazing children who have brought immeasurable joy, teaching and wisdom but for me, the loss of my eldest daughter Lily Rose when she was seven, was the catalyst that alchemized grief into an unfolding journey of awareness. Awareness of what lies beyond the physicality of the everyday, awareness of a universe that brims with magic and possibility, and a connection to the divine
My book Poppy and the Horse is the manifestation of a promise I made to my daughter after she died and describes the journey of a child passing over to ‘The Beyond’ under the guidance of a wise white Horse.
Liminality has always been my natural state, existing around the edges, observing, and hiding behind plants . What I used to view as a social curse, I now embrace as a blessing from the fertile edge zone. In permaculture, the intersection of two diverse habitats or ‘edge zone’ is the place of unique and abundant biodiversity and productivity .
Now I am moving into a more esoteric liminality as a midwife to the newly birthing world emerging from late stage capitalism, and the stranglehold of reason and digital dominance.
With experience in facilitation (foraging groups, natural healthcare circles, creativity workshops, and women’s self development work) and work in a hospice setting as pastoral support, I feel ready.
With words, with slow mindful making and painting, with prayer, journeying and a soul filled life in Nature, I am here holding space for travellers to my door.
The tender buds of a new paradigm are waiting to emerge
make dolls….
Ps. I also paint…
…..and write
