Γεια! I am Ornella Xarikleia Akrivopoulou— artist, illustrator, and creativity mentor.  My experimentation and medium play, are at the centre of my creative upbringing. My Greek heritage is why I love the process of abstract story telling while the Brit in me has given me the language to share these stories (in an American accent!). As a dyslexic I interpret life’s details, my creative briefs, differently from the rest of the world. My ideas live in this messy house that I’ve built, each room filled with treasures I have spent time collecting.

 

I have survived because of art, and so my years of creative mentoring, from infants to the elderly, have given me a deep understanding of the need we all have to creatively express ourselves. I can help you with that. I want my audience to know that my work is made by a human that has faults and makes mistakes, just like them. I am here inside this house I’ve built with my ideas, my process, my experimentations, my collections of materials, my stories and I am inviting you in!

 

This house was built to be seen, heard and valued. We all have something to say, so let’s work and make authentically together. For you, for me, for our ancestors, our inner child, for the generations now and the generations to come.