Heidi | Director

Heidi is the Founder and Director of Artisan Village. Holding a degree in Business Management and Childhood Studies, Heidi and her husband work in partnership to run a local childcare business alongside Artisan Village. Keeping the values of high quality, affordability and creativity at the core of their companies, Heidi is incredibly passionate about children and nurturing their creativity. As a family run business, Heidi is a mother of three boys who are inspired by what their parents have created and are preparing to be involved in the growing family business.

Artisan Village has developed organically over the years from a small art club into a creative hub for the Sydenham community. Throughout her life, Heidi has firmly held a belief in the power of creativity and art. She has nurtured and developed this belief, bringing it to fruition in the form of a creative, community business that brings joy and happiness to everyone who encounters it - showcasing the artistic talents within Sydenham. Heidi continuously looks for new ways to grow and expand the business and with a mindset of 'there is plenty of space in the sky for everyone to fly'! She views her strong team and family as supportive wings that help Artisan Village to fly to higher realms of creativity and joy - working together to make Artisan Village a calm, inclusive artistic hub for everyone in the community.

Pam | Manager + Artist Lead

Pam is a visual artist, lo-fi crafter and unapologetic clutterhound with years of experience planning and leading art workshops for children, teens and adults. She loves printing, drawing, sewing, papercutting and making pinatas. She prefers making things to buying them new and repurposing things to pitching them out. She believes that everybody benefits from making art and that regular experimentation with materials and styles in a creative community setting is a fast path to joy, relaxation and empowerment.

Julie | Artist Lead

Meet Julie, a fine art painter on a mission to bring more colour and joy into the world! She's all about creating vibrant paintings using oils, acrylics, and gouache on HUGE canvases. if she’s not covered in paint, you might catch her grooving to salsa, belting out tunes on her saxophone, or lost in the pages of a captivating book. Despite her petite frame, Julie's dreams are as big as her canvases. She's committed to inspiring children to pursue their artistic passions by leveraging her professional expertise to encourage them to unlock their creativity and fearlessly pursue their wildest artistic ideas.

Akiko | Artist

Akiko is an artist and designer who specialises in Japanese crafts and kimono making. Originally from Hiroshima, her passion to spread peace to the world through her creations is the core value of her creative journey. She loves playing with colours and different textures. Akiko believes all children are natural born artists and it is her hope to help children pursue their dreams through sharing the joy of making art.

Anya | Artist

Anya is currently a college student interested in a career in child psychology and bringing art into the psychology industry, to teach young people about the positive effects making art has on their mental health.

Anya’s hobbies outside of school include art and photography, and she particularly enjoys sketching whatever she can imagine. Anya is passionate about encouraging children to be creative and use their imagination to create wonderful pieces of work. 

Emma | Artist

Emma is a London born artist who studied at Glasgow School of Art. 

While she works to keep her observational drawing and painting muscle active, her art usually takes a crafty wonky turn with potato printing, sloppy stitching and hand built ceramics. She loves testing the potential of different materials and the challenge of learning a new craft.

Fun and community through art making is a key drive for her practice which is why she loves facilitating workshops!

Carolina | Artist

Carolina is Is a Peruvian born artist. Her career is divided into three areas: collaborative performance projects, artistic education, and the production of her own work. She investigates the relationship that exists between the limits of sculpture, clothing, and the human experience.

In recent years, she has dedicated herself to collaborating in the creation of costumes and performative objects with artists from different areas.