Mentoring

"Mentoring is to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be." Eric Parsloe, The Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring.

As I am offering myself as a mentor I feel I should tell you about myself.

My name is Richard Norman, I am 54 years old, married with an adolescent daughter. We live in South West France.

I qualified in bookbinding after attending a two-year full time City & Guilds course at  Brunel College, Bristol. I was then asked to set up a bindery by the monks at Downside Abbey in Somerset. My wife and I ran this bindery, together with a fine printing facility and paper marbling studio, for nearly 25 years before moving to France for a better quality of life for our daughter. 

Prior to the closing of the workshops they had been voted a National Living Treasure for the workshops contribution to the book arts.

So I feel I speak as a mature, qualified & experienced craftsman.

For the past three years I have been helping people into the craft of bookbinding and its allied trades by offering myself as a potential friend and mentor.

This is what you would receive if you allowed me to act as a guide.

You would receive one on one guidance for a full three months.   

I would be on hand either by telephone or by email to answer any questions you may have at any time and  to react promptly.

I would help to take you from where you are now, to where you would like to be.

I have a large number of contacts in the bookbinding world upon whose expertise I can draw if necessary, including a book binding supply company that has a representative who will deliver very small orders to your door.

In addition I can help with sources of equipment, materials and  finding teachers/courses in your area.

For this  service we ask only £10.00 for a three month period.

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