Willowing Arts - Tamara Laporte, Awards a Scholarship Hope Crafts Group

The charity is very grateful to Willowing Arts Tamara Laporte for awarding a scholarship to the members of Hope Crafts Group.
We were also delighted to bring the Craft Group member’s work to venues including Queen’s University Belfast and the Long Gallery in Stormont, where attendees were educated on post-exertional malaise through an outstanding visual display.

Check out their inspirational work in this lovely blog below-
“All members of the group suffer from ME, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid Induced ME or are carers for those who do. Many of the members feel isolated within society, limited in what activities they can participate in due to health limitations or caring roles.

Hope Crafts facilitator Claire Kennedy is guiding members regarding supplies needed and working alongside them while they participated with the lessons. The Craft Group members have mixed abilities, interests and experience in art, many not having tried art since childhood or rekindling their love for it through groups and collaboration with others. Although daunting at first, all members exceeded their own expectations with the work they were able to produce with the Year of Light course content.

Hope Crafts Members A Year of Light Scholarship which has brought a lot of joy, creativity and connection to them all!”