MAGDA OLCHAWSKA
I work at the intersection of creative art practice, storytelling, and inclusive education.
Through film, writing, workshops, and reflective methods, I explore how to create, sustain, and reconnect with creativity.
If you’re feeling burnt out by productivity culture, exclusionary systems, or creative pressure, this corner of the Internet offers another way of looking at creativity and productivity.
This space may resonate if you are:
- an artist,
- educator,
- creative practitioner trying to build a sustainable creative practice,
- trying to build up creative confidence and courage.
Background & Experience
I’ve run my creative art practise since 2004 and have worked across film, writing, education, and participatory art.
I hold a BA in Theatre & Film, an MA in Public Art & Performance, a Fellowship in Higher Education (FHEA), and currently work in teaching enhancement and inclusive education in higher education.
How I Work
- neurodiversity‑affirming practices,
- slow and sustainable pace of work,
- storytelling and reflective practices as methods of work, creative expression and deeper understanding of creativity,
- built from lived experience, not templates.
START HERE
My creative art practise alongside this website represents my multidisciplinary art practise and my educational work.
You can begin wherever feels most relevant to you and your work:
- Substack essays – Ongoing thoughts on creative practise, sustainability, and education.
- YouTube video essays
- Workshops & talks
- Another Way Workshop – Gentle, self-paced approach to reconnecting with your creative process.
- Explore resources: Filmmaking & Writing; Creative Sustainability; Environmental Sustainability; Financial Sustainability
Work with me
If you feel stuck, unclear, or at a transition point…
- Creative Practice Review – will help you discover where your creativity is going, or why it feels unclear, the review offers a very hands on and practical way to step back and reflect. This is not about fixing or optimising. It’s about understanding, clarifying, and finding a way forward that feels sustainable.
STAY CONNECTED
If this way of working resonates, you’re welcome to stay. I share one reflection a week and send a monthly recap newsletter.
All content on this website is protected by ©copyright. No part of Magda Olchawska’s work may be used without obtaining prior written permission.