About
Who we are
I’m Catherine, founder of Three Seas Studio, and an established designer and creative with 20 years of experience under my belt.
My background
I honed my skills at Design Laboratory, a multi-disciplinary design consultancy based at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, where I worked on branding, packaging and events for global luxury clients such as LVMH and Dom Pérignon, before going freelance and working for the likes of The Guardian, Google and YouTube, and starting my own successful graphic design and branding business.
My creative journey
I had climbed the career ladder – but not without a heavy price. Managing work and parenthood during the pandemic proved to be as challenging for me as it was for countless others, and led to a period of intense burnout and creative block. I had lost myself and my identity in the midst of putting everything and everyone first.
Slowly, I began taking short art classes which rejuvenated me, albeit for a brief spell. Then I began to investigate art therapy techniques, and through these I rediscovered my creative spark, beginning to practice art again alongside my client design work.
It wasn’t a smooth or linear path; I found my creativity returned intermittently, with crippling bouts of imposter syndrome, perfectionism, procrastination, and the fear of failure. But gradually my confidence and wellbeing grew, as did my desire to share the revitalising effects of creativity with more people. Creating alone was enjoyable, but creating with a community refuelled me.
My purpose
The founding principle of Three Seas Studio is that creativity is not something to be passively taught, like a hobby – it resides in us all. But for many of us, our creative spark and outlet for self-expression has been long-subdued – squashed as a child by a careless remark, dulled by the school system, by work, by the pressures of adult life. Accessing it, giving it space to breathe, has become one more chore on a never ending to-do list.
Our aim is to gather a community of like-minded souls in a nurturing space where they can rediscover their innate creativity through gentle exercises, simple techniques and basic materials accessible to anyone. Because we believe creativity is key to a happy and fulfilling way of life.
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