Creativity isn’t
something you do.
It’s who you already are.
Creativity matters. In life and in business too.
It's the thing that reconnects you to yourself and reminds you what your shoulders feel like when they're not up near your ears, whether that’s making something or just being with others.
And it's also what makes a small business finally understand the foundations of who they are, so they can create a brand that looks, sounds and feels like the person running it.
Two different doors. The same belief behind both of them.
What brings you here?
For makers, curious minds & humans needing a break
Creative Connection
Local craft sessions, live online makes, and screen-free social evenings. Making things with your hands with arts and crafts. Being present with other people. Board games, letter writing, reading. No expensive kit, no pressure — just good company and the uncomplicated pleasure of doing something real.
For people who are their business
Creative Business
30 years of design experience applied to the most personal brief there is: making your business look and sound exactly like you. Identity work, brand strategy, and creative direction — starting with the inner foundation work most designers never think to do.
Hi, I’m Lucy. And for 30 years, I've believed the same thing. Creativity isn't a luxury for when the ‘real’ work is done. It's how we do our best work, build the best businesses, and live our best lives.
As a graphic designer, that can mean supporting someone who is their business to create a brand that matches the quality of what they actually do — a business identity that looks like them, built on the kind of foundation work that most designers never think to do.
But it can also mean creating spaces for people to step away from their screens, make something with their hands or simply be present in a room full of people who need the same thing.
Different expressions. Same mission. Same belief.
Welcome to all of it.
Lucy Kirkman
What’s going on?
In the creative community
Fortnightly • Local • £10
Meet & Make
Local in person craft sessions in Shipston-on-Stour and Stratford-upon-Avon. Come along. Make something. Meet lovely people.
Online • £5 • Mon 29 June 7pm
One Big Make
A new online event where everybody makes the same thing at the same time, using supplies you already have at home.
For creative businesses
In person · COMING SOON
Workshops
Three hands-on workshops for people who are their business. Get clear on who you are, what you offer, and how to show it — before a single thing gets designed.
Work with me 1:1
Design
30 years of design experience in branding, logos, websites, brochures, magazines and more. If you’re ready for your business to look like you, let's talk.