Please join me in welcoming the multi-talented Susannah Conway to the series. She is a writer, photographer and workshop leader whose art is something to behold. I’ve asked her to share a bit of her story as well as tell us about her fabulous Unravelling e-courses, another item on my own personal wish list!
I’m a photographer, writer and creator of the Unravelling e-courses, and I live in Bath in south-west England. I studied photography in the early 90s and then went on to become a fashion editor on a national newspaper. I lost my partner in 2005 and it was this sudden bereavement that turned my life inside-out. I left London and moved to the south coast, and from there i stepped onto a painful yet ultimately healing path; while working through my grief in therapy I discovered blogging and met some incredible people online. A trip to the States to meet up with blog friends inspired me to take up photography again and, really, that was when life started blossoming once more. After setting up my own photography business I began teaching self-awareness workshops locally that used the camera as a way to see ourselves, drawing on everything i’d learned on my grief journey. I now lead these Unravelling classes on-line; it’s such an incredible honour to be able to share this with others.
As for photography: i live and breathe it every day! After digital revived my passion I find I mainly shoot film these days, using my beloved vintage cameras – a Hasselblad and several Polaroid cameras. I see the world in photographs – always have done – and I can’t go anywhere without trying to record what I see. Some people find this rather annoying :)
About the e-courses
The Unravelling e-courses are designed to help you heal the way you see your self and your world, using photography and journalling to access hidden thoughts and dreams, encouraging personal realisations and ultimately acceptance. Susannah is your guide through this process, sharing her insights and wisdom gleaned from a four-year voyage through grief and healing.
The original Unravelling: Ways of Seeing My Self e-course takes you on a photo safari into your own life to reconnect with who you are, where you’ve been and where you want to go next. And now, launching in autumn 2009, Unravelling Further: Exploring the Senses will deepen this new-found connection to self, exploring the joys of sensual living as you reawaken your senses one by one.
Susannah’s writing, her art, and the passion she has for encouraging others is just incredible. She can be found online at:
- Her website, Susannah Conway
- Her e-courses, Unravelling
- Her blog, Ink on my fingers
- Her Etsy, Unravelling
Susannah has generously offered one of her 8×8 prints to two readers! That’s right, two of you will win the 8×8 print of your choice! She’s got an amazing eye, I absolutely love to browse her Etsy shop.
