BRINGING CREATIVE HEALTH TO OUR COMMUNITY
About Us
Designed with love.
Sweet Paper Creations is a small Latino not-for-profit that specialises in creative outlets. Created by a family duo and inspired by our own journey with mental health, we endeavoured to share our culture by selling handmade piñatas to fund community wellbeing activities.
Sweet Paper Creations started solely dabbling in piñatas, but has since evolved. Not only do we continue to use piñatas in our mental health work, but we also work alongside our volunteers who wish to share a craft that has benefited them with the community. We have since expanded into crochet workshops, lino-printing, and even bubble tea-making!
Our mission is simple: to build community through creative health and to empower others to grow in their career journey. Our team is predominantly made up of volunteers and those seeking work experience. Our team ethos is unique; we don’t just want workers -we want to help develop skills and confidence in our team so they can move on from Sweet Paper Creations, self-assured that they can be successful in their future endeavours. Whether that’s going back into their dream careers, starting their own businesses or trying something new.
Meet the team
Creative minds make creative businesses
Sweet Paper Creations started as a family duo. We were running around trying to fulfil every role, and being a not-for-profit business made it difficult to expand, but that's why we are so grateful to our team and all the volunteers who were with us, because without them, we wouldn't be able to do half the things we do now!
Co-founder & Managing Director
Patty Gurman
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Age: Forever young
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Pronouns: She/Her
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Patty is from Guatemala, moved over to England 30+ years ago. Maintaining a cultural appreciation was important to her especially when raising her children in a multiheritage household.
Head of Events & Marketing
Ali Colthart
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Age: 30
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Pronouns: They/Them
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Ali is Patty's eldest child, and most of the business stemmed from their personal relationship with mental health. They now work hard to bring creative outlets to their community and hope to inspire someone else to keep going.
Directors' Aid & Head of Communication
Kadell Symmons
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Age: 27
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Pronouns: He/Him
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Kadell is a lover of all things artistic even if he mainly works with boring emails. He has a passion for literature and music how they support wellbeing. He's also our resident quiz master!
Head of Social Media
Ellie Archer
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Age: 26
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Pronouns: She/They
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El's love of video games is almost rival by her love of crochet. Now our resident yarn goblin is bringing their talent to teach people all the basics to start their own projects!
International Representative
Andrea Calderon
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Age: 29
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Pronouns: She/Her
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Andrea is a cheerful and creative person who loves taking on new challenges and staying active. She enjoys working with her hands to bring ideas to life, and is passionate about learning new languages and exploring different cultures.
Micro Manager
Jasper Colthart
Age: Puppy
Pronouns: He/him (not that he'll listen)
Jasper makes it his business to be all up in yours; so you best be working otherwise why are you not paying attention to him!
