"In early 2023 I had a series of coaching/mentoring sessions with Stella to help me gain clarity on a way forward with my diverse emerging creative practice, and specifically to focus on writing an Arts Council England DYCP application. Stella's clarity of thinking and ability to extract the essential and bring clear focus was absolutely key to my application being successful. She listened beneath the surface to what is really important to me, and together we found ways to bring these things to the fore and to form them into a really exciting and interesting project that I am absolutely passionate about. Stella combines extensive knowledge and experience in the creative sector with a high standard of integrity and empathy, clear thinking, and true commitment to the people she works with."

Louisa Chase, Artist

"My sessions with Stella have helped me to navigate the art world so much better. She gently guides you, making you feel less isolated and anxious. I’ve gained the clarity and confidence to approach galleries and set up meetings, which is already opening up exciting new opportunities."

Pinkie Maclure, Artist

"As a counsellor, Stella is both convivial and professional, well-organised and well-prepared. What is particularly unique is for me is her wealth of experience of contemporary fine art contexts both in the UK and internationally"

Kim Coleman, Artist

"I've worked with Stella for a few years now and I recommend her to any artist in need of advice, support and guidance. Stella is intuitive, approachable, extremely knowledgeable and always goes above and beyond what is expected. During a mentoring session, she gave me a tailored plan on how to successfully secure essential funding for a live performance in Mexico. I would not hesitate to recommend Stella and cannot recommend her highly enough"

Robin Bukle / rkss, Artist

"Following conversations around how Stella could best support the Artist Development Programme at Primary we invited her to deliver 1-2-1 sessions, combining coaching techniques with mentoring our residents. Primary is home to artists, makers, and creatives at all stages in their careers, working across all media. Stella was able to enthusiastically support a number of artists with varying practices. Feedback from participating residents is testament to Stella’s experience and ability to cover concepts and approaches both clearly and succinctly. Most importantly participants found the sessions to be stimulating and fun. We look forward to working with Stella again in the future."

Colette Griffin, Curator, Primary, Nottingham UK

"Stella was a great coach as I went through personal, professional and pandemic changes in my life."

Róisín Stack, Performing Artist

"Wysing Arts Centre have had the pleasure of working with Stella for a number of years on various projects, ranging from our 2019 Wysing Polyphonic Festival to artist mentoring sessions and selection panels for residencies. Stella has always been professional and artist centred in her approach."

John Bloomfield and Lizzie Brown, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge UK

"The 1-2-1 sessions with Stella have been of tremendous help towards structuring my projects both conceptually and in practical, production and funding terms.Through in depth conversions with Stella, I have been able to reframe my point of view and think about my work from an audience perspective, as well as to think about exhibiting opportunities beyond the obvious places and venues. Conceptually, Stella has helped me filter my projects down to their essence and made me think out of the box, observing the work itself and not the medium in which it is created. I have found these sessions really inspiring and would definitely recommend Stella as a mentor."

Kristina Pulejkova, Artist

"I worked with Stella over a six month period, during which time we focused on my applications for MA Fine Art programs. She helped me tune into my thoughts and the processes behind my work in order to understand both better and was brilliant at critiquing my writing, all of which allowed me to express myself with far greater confidence and precision. This was invaluable in preparing both the written and spoken elements of my applications.
Stella is extremely empathetic and I always felt safe when the process made me vulnerable. I found her ability to balance sensitivity with a practical, results orientated approach very effective. She helped me create a clear pathway towards my goals and the momentum to keep going. I was successful in almost all of my applications and am certain I wouldn’t have achieved that without her guidance. Thank you Stella! "

Cassie Vaughan, Artist