Charissa May Borroff

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A creative soul, playful, following flights of fancy. Admiring the rythms of nature as a great source of inspiration and well being.

I think my take on nature owes greatly to Iiving in, playing, volunteering and working in Sherwood Forest. Spending most of my childhood outdoors making dolls out of flowers, collecting acorns and twigs and watching beetles journey across dead tree trunks.

I have had a run in with endometriosis related chronic pain for about 5 years until recently. I was pretty unable to operate very well at all and it was a very upsetting experience. However, starting in 2007, I tried really hard to overcome this disabling control in my life. Out of desperation, I tried everything possible including Reiki therapy. Still to my amazement my health and happiness have at last got back on track. Infact I feel happier and more creative and able to take things on than ever before! Even pain. This has been an extrordinary life changing time for me and have myself now become a Reiki practitioner. I believe healing can also be drawn from many sources now. For a start, surround your self in beauty, nature and positivity!

Exhibitions;

2000 BA Fine Art Degree Show, De Montfort University, Leicester.

2006 Sherwood Forest Country Park
working with Artist In Residence, Richard Janes, based at Rufford Abbey to produce a banner to be displayed at NNR Sherwood Forest Country Park. The outdoor exhibits show the patterns and colours from elements of Sherwood Forest.

2006 Blackfriars Arts Centre

‘As Yet Untitled’ for up and coming British talent at Blackfriars Arts Centre in Boston, Lincolnshire between 16 May and 12 June 2006.

2007 Sherwood Forest Country park

Working with Sculptor Richard Janes to produce a touring exhibition which will be exhibiting Forest Parks in Nottinghamshire. Celebrating The work of Major Hayman Rooke who wrote about and illustrated many of the well known ancient Oaks in Nottinghamshire.

Can be seen during the Robin Hood Festival at the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest