
Charlotte Stephens
Welcome to my studio
Me, Katie and Patricia update

I have been working a bit more on my painting a bit more this week,
Me, Katie and Patricia

The photo this canvas is based on was taken in 2020. This is me, Katie and Patricia. We were in Zoom meetings a lot back then as well! The meetings were not too bad, but we were glad when we could see each other in person. I love being together in the studio, painting all of us lot together. We really missed each other when we couldn’t see each other for that year.
Zoom studio

Charlie working on a drawing as part of the Sync zoom session.
Lightning – my leadership metaphor

I have chosen lightning as my leadership metaphor because it strikes suddenly, often when people are least expecting. It lights up the dark.


My number one painting

Charlotte's first painting.
Leadership Styles
Listen:
“My leadership is lots of skills, i can do them all into one i can.” Charlotte Stephens
After a bit of discussion about the eight leadership styles, Charlotte identified that her leadership is brilliant!
Van Gogh post

This painting inspires me a hell of a lot.
Looking back on week 1

Charlotte in her studio
Listen:
Interview with Charlotte a few days after the first group session with Katie.
Recorded at Project Art Works – sorry about the building noise!
Katie (K): So Charlie, how did the first session go?
Charlotte (C): It went alright, I thought – I thought so anyway, though. It was a bit difficult to understand everything, I think at that first session. But that is why I’m here today, to help me out.
K: Nice, yeah. And we can do things in different ways, can’t we?
C: Yeah, yeah.
K: So that we can all…
C: So that we can all can understand it all.
K: Yeah. And how do you feel, Charlie, about people looking to you as a leader?
C: Okay, then. I feel… I do not know how I feel, like, at the moment. I mean, I’m not because… Because I’m… I’m… How do I say it, Katie?
K: It’s alright. Why don’t you just talk naturally and we can always edit this if you want to.
C: Alright, okay.
K: Yeah.
C: Yeah, yeah, okay. Um… Um, like… Um, like at my day care centre, yeah, up there they do not class me – or, that is, some people might class me as a leader up there now, like Steve Barnes, he does, but then other people wouldn’t class me as a leader up there now…like, other people wouldn’t class me as a leader up at my day care centre.
K: And what does Steve say to you?
C: He says to me that I could be a good leader one day he did, or he does, say that to me, he does.
K: And did you mention that he said that people look up to you?
C: Oh no, now, now people look up to me too, they do. Yes, yes, yes, ta, all of, or most of, the younger people look up to me there, they do, to find inspiration from me, they do.
K: And what are your hopes, Charlie, for the Sync Shorts programme?
C: Oh, my hopes? Well, it is… it is to maybe do a class at Parchment Trust, maybe. Maybe… Maybe do a painting class at Parchment Trust, maybe, and here.
Here, maybe I could do one here too. Painting class here, yeah too, Katie. Yes, so that is more of what I would like to get out of it. It really, really is. Thank you, bye!
Charlotte Stephens at Project Art Works

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