Yvonne Sonsino
I am a Director of Ardington School of Crafts Ltd and have a day job in the City. I am the author of Amazon best-selling book ‘The New Rules of Living Longer – how to survive your longer life’. The book explores, amongst other things, how art and creativity are good for mental and physical health. I have an enthusiastic and fun teaching style and I'm very action focussed!
Career Highlights and Achievements
From an Arts perspective, I am the former Vice Chair of Trustees of the Royal Female School of Art and also exhibited and sold my own watercolour work locally for many years. From a gardening perspective, I have studied garden design with the RHS and KLC, and our garden was featured in Country Homes and Interiors in March 2017, 'Beauty by Design'. It has also been opened under the National Garden Scheme. I have successfully competed at a regional level in floral art with NAFAS.
Inspirations
My artistic inspiration has always come from the outdoors and from plant material. As a child I was always busy peering at flowers and dissecting them to understand the structure. Key inspirational artists include Georgia O'Keeffe, Rory McEwan, Rosie Sanders, Jess Shepherd and Fiona Strickland in addition to a new interest in Chinese freestyle and meticulous brush painting.
Other Interests
As well as gardening and art, I love yoga and the outdoors.
Career Highlights and Achievements
From an Arts perspective, I am the former Vice Chair of Trustees of the Royal Female School of Art and also exhibited and sold my own watercolour work locally for many years. From a gardening perspective, I have studied garden design with the RHS and KLC, and our garden was featured in Country Homes and Interiors in March 2017, 'Beauty by Design'. It has also been opened under the National Garden Scheme. I have successfully competed at a regional level in floral art with NAFAS.
Inspirations
My artistic inspiration has always come from the outdoors and from plant material. As a child I was always busy peering at flowers and dissecting them to understand the structure. Key inspirational artists include Georgia O'Keeffe, Rory McEwan, Rosie Sanders, Jess Shepherd and Fiona Strickland in addition to a new interest in Chinese freestyle and meticulous brush painting.
Other Interests
As well as gardening and art, I love yoga and the outdoors.