Creativity Found: Finding Creativity Later in Life
Real-life stories of finding or returning to creativity in adulthood.
I'm Claire, and I re-found my creativity after a time of almost crippling anxiety. Now I want to share the stories of other people who have found or re-found their creativity as adults, and hopefully inspire many more grown-ups to get creative.
I chat with my guests about their childhood experiences of creativity and the arts, how they came to the creative practices they now love, the barriers they had to overcome to start their creative re-awakening, and how what they do now benefits their whole lives.
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- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 132
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Adriana Saldivar – beauty in urban decay
Adriana is a healthcare worker who finds her escape and creativity through urbex photography.
When her son became more independent as he grew older, and after a bad day at work, Adriana bought a came…
Debrah Martin – the challenge of writing
Debrah Martin took up writing by joining a course to help her through a very tough time in her life. She is now an award-winning author, and a mentor and teacher for others who want to explore creati…
Lesley Wildman RCA – if at first you don't succeed . . .
Lesley Wildman loved her art foundation year, but was disappointed not to get into art college. It wasn’t until she decided to train to be a teacher that pursuing her artistic ambitions became a poss…
Richard Nicoll – later life punk rock
Richard Nicoll had a successful design career, which he loved. As his career became more business-oriented and less creative, he found himself in a bit of a creative hole. So he taught himself to pla…
Morven Shortt – fine art degree at 50
Finding fine art helped Morven Shortt find her feet. Starting in higher education in her fifties she says was hard, but very rewarding.
Hear about how Morven took that step from mother to student, and…
Philippa James – realizing mental wellbeing is dependant on creativity
Phillipa James, photographer behind 100 Women of Oxford, dropped out of college, but returned to studies on an art foundation and on to moving image, which gave her a good, creative career in film an…
Rob Ballentine – a surprising new venture drawing pet portraits
Rob Ballentine enjoyed drawing as a child, but when it became an obligation he became disheartened. The music business called to his creative nature, but an interest in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programm…
Karen Joy – painting landscapes with acrylics and experimenting with abstracts
When Karen Joy’s boys grew up, she had a ‘niggling feeling’, and joined a watercolour class. But that is a far cry from the acrylic paintings she is so passionate about now. Find out about her journe…
Cassandra Sabo – world traveller and weaver
Cassandra's journey from Canada to Oxford has taken a number of twists and turns, encompassing engineering, travelling, having a family and growing her weaving skills and community weaving business.
T…
Gerry Coles – perseverance in printmaking
Printing with linocuts after a not-very promising start.
Oxfordshire-based printmaker Gerry Coles didn't have the best start to her linocut experience, but with perseverance, she discovered an art for…
Tereza Barnard – from psychology and interior design to realist portraits
Tereza Barnard had a discouraging review of her art as a youngster, and went on to study and pursue a career in psychology. But something didn’t quite sit right for her.
Find out how Tereza changed h…
What is Creativity Found?
How does creativity benefit our lives as grown-ups?
I'm Claire, and I re-found my creativity after a time of almost crippling anxiety. Now I want to share the stories of other people who have found or…