Skye Rogers

Background

About Skye Rogers

I am an art psychotherapist with a Masters degree from Western Sydney University. My areas of interest and experience include aged care, and those living with advanced dementia; kids and teens with social and emotional difficulties (current position); and those living with intellectual challenges (current position). I offer a strengths-based, person-centred approach which incorporates some dedicated fun amongst the more serious theoretical underpinnings. Engaging through art offers an engagement with life. I have seen its power to change lives and am committed to it as a ‘raison d’etre’. I am also a long-time designer, illustrator, crafter, and workshop host. And I have authored 5 non-fiction books. Driven by a desire to communicate, share and ‘go deep’, my philosophy is to remain curious and open to all that life might have to offer. From January 2015 - September 2018 I was given the opportunity to open a retail space through RENEW AUSTRALIA, in Leichhardt, Sydney. I made and designed items for the shop, plus collaborated with other artists and hosted a variety of craft based workshops to both children and adults. I design all the ranges for my stationery business, Skye's The Limit. I have also licensed my designs and illustrations world-wide. I have designed very successful greeting card ranges for many companies for decades. My card ranges are currently distributed in Australia by AERO IMAGES. I have a strong desire to 'upcycle'/re purpose whatever is at hand, hence my book, PAPER BLISS.(I especially adore paper and love to work with it whichever way I can.) This is my 5th book, though it is the first that combines my skills of making/designing and writing. The others are general trade/non-fiction. I facilitate workshops far and wide and am open to interesting collaborations/offers. I continue to write and that includes poetry. I am a passionate maker and create bespoke, unique 'portrait dolls' of people (commissioned) plus altered books/art books which include poetry. My motto might just be,'I create, therefore I am.'. I love to share what I do. I have loved my internship with Sir Moses Montefiore Residential Home in Randwick, NSW during 2021.