‘Painting Paths to Inner Peace’ is an immersive art program designed to foster mental wellness, team building and  stress relief within corporate environments.

Through sessions that combine mixed media art techniques, visualization and relaxation skills, employees will embark on a journey of self-discovery, creativity and personal development.

P.P.I.P. offers a holistic approach to corporate wellness. Integrating art, manifestation and problem solving skills it promotes a healthy and harmonious work environment and increases motivation.

Through creative expression and shared experiences, participants will emerge refreshed, inspired and equipped with valuable tools for navigating the challenges of modern life, both at work and day to day.

Artistic skill is not a prerequisite, the focus is on self expression and self care.

Team building.

These sessions work by encouraging camaraderie and trust through shared creative experiences, breaking down barriers and promoting a sense of belonging.

Empowering participants to support each other in their artistic journeys, fostering a culture of collaboration, empathy and self empowerment.

Provide practical tools and techniques for managing stress and maintaining mental well-being in the workplace.

Highlight the role of art in promoting eco-consciousness and sustainability, aligning with corporate values of environmental responsibility.

Creativity goes hand in hand with thinking outside the box.

Thinking outside the box equals excellent problem solving skills.

1. We start by gathering a group of up to twenty participants in a suitable space for the three hour session. With people working in remote and hybrid settings it is useful to gather together to increase camaraderie.
2. By sharing experiences of overcoming challenges using art techniques and the power of visualization I demonstrate the possibilities available when we use our creative (right side) brain.
3. The science behind manifestation, visualization and creativity bring proven results for increasing motivation.

Basic instruction is provided on art materials and techniques, emphasizing the use of recycled and eco-friendly products.

Encourage participants to tap into their intuition and emotions, fostering a non-judgmental atmosphere of expression and creative thinking.

Guide participants through a series of art exercises designed to promote relaxation, focus, and self-awareness.

Facilitate discussions on the significance of individual artworks, promoting reflection and connection within the group.

• Encourage participants to reflect on their experience and insights gained during the session.
• Offer resources and suggestions for incorporating art-based wellness practices into daily routines.
• Facilitate group discussions on how to apply what was learnt during the session to work and personal life situations
• Provide ongoing support and follow-up opportunities for continued engagement and growth.

      Participants of this non- traditional art session will come away with the skills to manage stress, relax and boost their mental health through the modality of art.

They will have learnt the mindfulness skills to manage anxiety, to respond rather than react which is key to smooth communication.

This results in a calmer, more efficient and happier workforce and therefore a

more productive work place environment.

 This is a fun session that results in personal development, self empowerment and confidence.

 Participants learn how to ground themselves, relax, and boost their mental health

through the modality of art.

It is January 2023 and this week this happened. I was the featured artist in the ‘Meet the Maker’ piece in the online Irish Country Living Magazine. This is part of the Farmers Journal Newspaper.

Now, I am not from farming stock. I had no idea how popular this publication is around the country, but it is, and although this is an online piece and not in the actual printed supplement I am still chuffed to bits.

The reason I am particularly chuffed to be in this publication actually has quite a long story.

(Perhaps you’d better make a cup of tea)

When I very first started thinking I would like an arty business, way back in 2010, I was sent to my Local Enterprise Office. (L.E.O)

Now, at the time I was trying to put into words the vision I had. I wanted to make art and gifts with my art on and sell them.

I got to see a nice man at the LEO. He was more familiar with people wanting to be website designers, or to open a coffee shop. He wasn’t really sure what to do with me.

To be fair, I might have implied I wanted to have a range of homewares with my designs on, that would sell all over the country.

I was a little bit ahead of myself!  (That dream isn’t dead by the way!)

The next time I went to see him, I was in the waiting room and there was an Irish country Living magazine.

I was flicking through it and came across an interview with Carlow artist, Clare Jordan.

She was making beautiful gifts, they were pink and glittery, had vintage ladies and sassy sayings.

(Clare Jordan Artist Extraordinaire!)

I marched into the meeting, showed him the article and said, “This. This  is what I want to do”

So with the help of that article he knew that selling my work to shops was the way forward.

This is where serendipity steps in.

At that time, the LEO had funding for training.

I found out the Kelly Rae Roberts was running an online course for creative businesses.

Now, if you don’t know, Kelly Rae Roberts is an American artist. She has a huge following and I love her art.

It was quite expensive but I was granted funding so I signed up.

There were participants from all over the world, but only two from Ireland – me and Clare Jordan.

What are the chances?! We became friends and Clare invited me to her home studio.

She was very generous with her advice and hugely encouraging, I can safely say, one of the nicest women I have met.

So, that is why this article means a lot to me.

Perhaps someone read it and was encouraged to start their creative journey.

I hope so, that would make my day.

As I said, ALMOST full circle – not quite in the magazine itself, but still in Irish country Living!

Felicia xx

A while ago, the lovely Evelyn Woodard invited me to take part in a series was doing about the woman behind the business.

I have all the usual insecurities about having my photo taken. My nose is too big, people will think I have notions….. but the best bit about being over fifty is that I care less and less with each year!

So, while we were looking at the images we were discussing being at the “Empty Nester” stage of life, which lead to talking about all the different stages we go through as women, what we learn and what we choose to do with our lives.

Let me tell you a bit about why my journey as a Mum has lead to painting art with sentiments.

When I was at school and people asked what I wanted to do when I left school I always said the same thing, ” I want to be  Mum”. I wanted to create a magical childhood full or stories and love, one that my children would look back on happily.

After school I went to college to train as a nursery nurse and worked as a nanny. Then at the ridiculously young age of 21 I had my first daughter, followed by my second daughter at 24 and my son at 26.

Things were very different then, if you weren’t married by the time you were 24 you were on the shelf – I realise how old that sentence makes me seem!!!

Anyway, back to the sentiments.

I have always been a great believer in visualisation.

I was living in London when my eldest was born. Her Dad was working all hours, we rented a tiny flat that didn’t have heating (which made the rent affordable) and my family were living in Kent so I didn’t see them that often. We were also as broke as broke can be.

I was desperately lonely. This was before internet, I often think what a difference it would have made if I could have been in online groups at that stage. There were very few ‘Mummy groups’ you could go to there. There were a few Mother & Toddler, but my baby was weeks old. I was that annoying woman at these groups that walked in, said hello and then wanted to be your best friend…… It was obvious I was in the wrong group, my baby was too young for the other mums to find a connection and I probably did seem a little bit weird. Looking back it was definitely post natal depression after a very traumatic birth, but if we talk about that now you’ll never hear about the paintings!

So, to escape the cold ( She was born in early January) I would put her in a sling and we would go on adventures.

They only became adventures as she grew to a toddler, she would ask me to tell her about our ‘adventures’ when she was a baby, at the time they were just us gallavanting around on the Tube or buses. We went to every museum and gallery, we went so often that people who worked there would see my little bundle in her pink furry hat stuffed into her sling and ask how she was getting on. We went to Hyde park, we would go to libraries to borrow books and Oxford and Regent street for window shopping.

When we went to Oxford Street I would go into John Lewis (it’s a very nice department store if you didn’t know) I would walk through every department and plan my dream house. I knew living in London in a tiny flat with no friends was NOT the life I was meant to have. I was meant to live the life I saw in my head, in a house with a lovely wooden kitchen table, a house full of friends, a house with more babies in, and most importanatly a house full of love.

I would always have a notebook with me and would write down the exact set of tableware, I would pick out wallpaper, I created a whole other world in my head. I had no idea how I was going to achieve these things but I just believed they were for me.

I would also write stories as if I was already this dream life, and at the top of every page I would write:

Dream your biggest dreams everyday and one day they will be real.

You think now that I’m going to tell you it all came true don’t you?

Well in a way it did. What happens is, your dreams change as you get older. I moved to Ireland which hadn’t been on my list, but hay-ho, and after a very dodgy start, (moving to another country is strange and takes a lot of getting used to) I had my second daughter and then my son. We moved into a rented house. It was just built so it literally had cement floors but it had three bedrooms and a garden and although we were still broke I gradually started to make it the home I had dreamt of.

Years and years later when I started to paint my little whimsical characters the first sentiment I painted was this:

My eldest daughter now has a home of her own but every time I look at this painting I am reminded of our adventures. Of how by really, really believing in your dreams and trusting that things can only get better they do. It might not be in the way you originally thought, and let me tell you, things got a lot rougher before they got better, but here I am, happy and grateful.

This is Mabel, I chose to use her as my logo and business card because of the power of that sentiment. I’m not finished dreaming and I continue to write this down daily.

I hope when you look at my paintings you feel the love, the magic, the lessons, the support and when you give them as a gift to someone ( or to yourself) those sentiments go with them.

F xx

Painting Details and prices:

Images can be seen here:

Image 1: I MISS YOU – 8″x8″, black wooden frame with glass. Watercolour and mixed media. Was €50.00 now €35.00

Image 2: PICKED FROM THE GARDEN- Blue wood frame, no glass. Acrylic. Was€50.00 now €35.00

Image 3: LOVEBIRD – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 4: HILL HOUSE – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 5: RAINY DAYS – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 6: TIME FLIES – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 7: WELCOME BABY BOY – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 8: LIME BICYCLE – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 9: BUBBLEGUM BICYCLE – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 10: NEST – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 11: BLUE PRAM – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 12: WAITING: 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 13: HOPE – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 14: BLUE PRAM 2 – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 15: STARRY NIGHT – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 16: PEA GREEN – 5×5″ Acrylic image in 10×10″ white deep edge frame with glass. Was €45.00 now €25.00

Image 17: FLOWERS IN JARS – 18″ X 14″ stretched canvas, Acrylic, unframed. Was €100 now €50.00

Image 18: LAVENDER & SAGE – 15″ x 12″Acrylic in Limed wood frame, no glass. Was €80.00 now €40.00

Image 19: HOPE – 19″ x 26″ Acrylic Whimsical Floral, Limed wood frame with glass. Was €320 now €200

Image 20: HONESTY: 19″ x 25″ Acrylic Whimsical Floral, Limed wood frame with glass. Was €320 now €200

Image 21: HAPPINESS – 19″ x 26″ Acrylic Whimsical Floral, Limed wood frame with glass. Was €320 now €200

Image 22: STILLNESS – 11″ x 13″ Acrylic Whimsical Floral, Limed wood frame with glass. Was €110 now €50

Image 23: CALM – 11″ x 13″ Acrylic Whimsical Floral, Limed wood frame with glass. Was €110 now €50

Image 24: FREYA – 21″ X 21″ Watercolour and Mixed Media. Professionally framed in a deep edge white wood frame with glass. Was €450 now €300

Image 25: WOODLAND GODDESS – 19″ X 16″ Watercolour and mixed media on heavy card, unframed. Was €50 now €35.00

Image 26: POLLY STAR – 30x 40 cm Limited edition print in a white frame. Was €70 now €40

Image 27: THE TRAVELLING BOY – 30x 40 cm Limited edition print in a white frame. Was €70 now €40

Image 28: MABEL – – 30 x 40 cm Limited edition print in a white frame. Was €70 now €40

Image 28: POLLY HEART – 30 x 40 cm Limited edition print in a white frame. Was €70 now €40

Image 29: MISS POLLY DOLLY – 30 x 40 cm Limited edition print in a white frame. Was €70 now €40

Image 30: FLORA – 16” x 13” Acrylic, professionally framed in gold. Was €145 now €100

Image 31: MILLICENT – 16” x 13” Acrylic, professionally framed in gold. Was €145 now €100

Image 32: ROSIE – 16” x 13” Acrylic, professionally framed in gold. Was €145 now €100