Published:
April 2023

Issue:
Vol.18, No.1

About the author

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Sarah has a background in social work, the justice system, domestic violence, community youth programmes, residential care, respite and within crisis services in both Aotearoa and Australia. They have been working at Pablos Art Studios since 2021 as a tutor for adults with living experience of mental illness and/or disability, and run the nature-based art therapy group there. They also work in an outreach programme for adults with physical and/or neurological impairments at Laura Fergusson Trust in Lower Hutt, focusing on creativity and fostering well-being. Sarah is in the final stages of their Master of Arts in Creative Arts Therapy (Clin) and also holds a Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching and a Certificate in Te Reo Māori.

This work is published in JoCAT and is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND-4.0 license.

Rossiter, S. (2023). Nature-based art at Pablos Art Studio. JoCAT, 18(1). https://www.jocat-online.org/c-23-rossiter/

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Nature-based art at Pablos Art Studio

Sarah Rossiter and Pablos artists

The nature-based art group at Pablos runs weekly with sessions being held outside in nature when weather permits, or inside in the studio during the colder months.

Locations vary from the rugged beaches of the south coast to native bush within arm’s reach from the city. The intention of the group is to foster well-being and creativity while connecting the artists to nature and their emotions. Pablos ran a zine workshop at the studio making zines for Wellingtons upcoming Zinefest. The nature-based art group decided to participate, collating images of their favourite works made during 2022 to share with their community forming a sense of pride and accomplishment.