Meet the Volunteers: Sabine Geissler

 

This week, meet Sabine Geissler, an Austrian community artist who has been an invaluable addition to the Aspire team.

‘I completed the equivalent of a BA in communication design, focussing on illustration, back home in Austria. After completing this degree I spent some time working as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, in Austria and Australia, where I lived for a while. As I had worked as a nanny during my time at uni and loved spending time with children, I decided to go back to uni and did a diploma in Montessori early childhood studies in London. I have worked with children as a pre-school teacher for almost 8 years now, but to give myself a more solid basis for the work in the education sector, I simultaneously completed a BA Hons. in early childhood studies at London Metropolitan uni.

 

 

During my time as a teacher I enjoyed creating art with children tremendously and due to my background in both fields I began looking into opportunities working as a community artist, as I wanted to combine both my passions, art and education. For the last year and a half I have been working first as a volunteer and later as a paid freelancer for a couple of organisations in Glasgow. I knew of Project Ability through some of my friends and always wanted to get an insight into this amazing organisation, so when a volunteer position came up and I was offered to volunteer for the Aspire workshops, I felt very lucky to have got in. It is a wonderful space and I love getting to know the participants, being able to take part in something so worthwhile and uplifting.’

 

 

Thank you very much for everything, Sabine!

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