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some examples from portraits painted by students in year past

some comments from a storytelling and painting course in the past:

“I booked a place on the ‘ What the I can see – Portraiture and autobiographical storytelling’ last year. I was a little apprehensive as I had a real ‘ block’ when it come to working with my hands, the thought of painting was really scary ! But I loved autobiographical storytelling, it has become my main area of work as a storyteller, Theatre Director and Drama practitioner. So I went on the course, I just had to ! It was yet another life changing experience in the storytelling hut at The International School of storytelling. I met up with old friends and met new friends and what I found really exhilarating and refreshing about this course was how sharing and open our Teachers Roi and Rachel were. They shared their vulnerabilities as as an artist and as a storyteller/ Teacher. My portrait ( which I painted, wow!) sits in my room and I still look at it, its titled, ‘ She’s back’ and yes I look at it and remember that very special time I had finding out what the I can see”
Eleanor Shaw
Founder and Director of Spoken Word Saturday at Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli, South/West Wales

“.. I went to therapy on Thursday as usual, and my therapist commented on my smile, as if she had never really seen or noticed my smile before, and when she asked me about what was different, I realised, that standing in front of the canvas and photo for five days, something of that image had imprinted itself on my inner eye. I have always had problems with any sense of identity that is internalised, due to my very troubled up bringing I suppose. and now, somehow, that image has crept into my sense of self. and I see myself inside, in that huge smile, and it has change me. it really has given me a positive sense of self, as a person who has a huge smile, and a right and capacity to smile hugely…..with support and great encouragement, (this course) has given me a whole new and more visual sense of who I can be, how I can become. “
from one of last years participants who wished to stay anonymous