Felicia Thomas is a mixed media artist and published author.
Originally from Kent, she has made her home in county Kerry where she has lived for thirty two years.
In 2007 she discovered mixed media as an art form and hasn’t looked back.
Having raised her family and worked in retail, she began teaching art classes in 2013.
Initially she taught children’s classes, all the while practicing and learning more about her chosen medium. This lead working with adult groups, and with people with additional needs. Felicia has also worked with elderly people suffering from dementia.
She established a personal style and started to sell her art work as prints, stationery and home wares to gift shops. She currently supplies five shops in Munster.
In 2013 she had an accident in which she lost 80% use of her right (dominant) hand.
Through patience and practising mindfulness she found herself not only able to continue painting, but found her mental health and positivity flourishing from the practise.
She continued her study of positivity, visualisation and mindfulness and began to add it to her art classes.
In 2024, a participant in one of her adult classes asked if she would hold a session for his work colleagues .
The act of creating an art piece, using his hands and calming his mind left him refreshed, relaxed and less stressed. Skills that all help cope with a busy work and home life.
And so ‘Artful Wellness’ was born.
You can visit her online art shop here
Here are 6 things you should know about me:
- I hate cheese – with a passion.
- Dogs, coffee, cake and books are some of my most favourite things.
- I once learnt how to fly a single engine plane.
- I read a ridiculous amount of books, but re-read my favourites often.
- My favourite saying is,” A year from now you’ll wish you had started today”. It’s so true!
- I am also an Independent Celebrant and you can see more about that HERE.
I love to connect with people, so you can email me or find me on Instagram or Linkedin
