I’m Safa – an artist who loves drawing and printmaking. I graduated with an English literature and teaching qualification and have been working in the education sector for over seventeen years.  As a part-time Reading Specialist teacher, I facilitate a love for reading in young children.  I dedicate the remaining part of my working week to my creative practice.   Although I have no formal education in art, I’ve always loved creating and making things.  Time spent with my sketchbook, lost in a drawing, allows me to be present and enjoy things that are important to me.

My sketchbook becomes my travelling companion when I’m off solo travelling.  I’m always excited to explore a new place and record moments of awe and wonder in the form of drawings.  New colours, landscapes and people fill my sketchbook, fostering a deep connection to the moment. Drawings of the grand gardens of Alhambra, the lighthouse island of Faro and the whimsical landscape of Cappadocia, are just a few that have progressed onto the creation of linocuts.