Who we are

Barry runs Still Scribbling (our Monday workshops). He co-founded Boom! with Sara Thomas, and he still works closely with our board to develop our activities.

Barry is a self-taught visual artist born and raised in Glasgow, with a strong background in Illustration and Modelling. You can follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Etsy.

Bex leads Young Scribblers workshops at YPF with Consuelo and she also leads on Scribblers Academy.

Bex is a multidisciplinary community artist who works with various groups across Glasgow. She has a particular interest in nature and how it can be utilised in her artistic practice.

When she isn’t creating things, you can find her working outdoors or spending time with her fluffle of rabbits.

Pearl is one our adult workshop leads, running our More Scribbling on Saturdays.

Pearl is an interdisciplinary artist based in Glasgow who trained in Fine Art drawing and Painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, and completed my Masters of Fine Art in Belfast College of Art.

You can see her work on Facebook, and via her website

Consuelo R. Servan is an artist from Extremadura, Spain. Since 2012, she has been based in Glasgow, where she found a warm welcome and made it her home, developing her screen-printing practice.

Consuelo has been working alongside Bex for the last few years delivering our Young Scribblers workshops at YPF.

Roisin took over the role of Marketing & Administration Coordinator from Anna in August 2024. She supports Nina with the organisation of our regular activities. She looks after the Boom! website, social media, and newsletters.

Roisin has previously participated in many Boom! workshops and has a passion for creating inclusive and fun communities. Her background is in Community Development, Capacity Building and Governance. She also works as an Office Manager and supports smaller charities where possible.

Alison joined us in August 2025 as our new Development & Partnerships Lead. She will be working with other organisations to help us grow in a sustainable way.

Alison has worked in the third sector for many years managing and advocating for arts projects big and small to be freely available to all. She has a masters in Creative Writing from Glasgow University and understands the importance of creativity in our everyday lives. 

Sara is the Chair of the Board. She co-founded Boom! with Barry back in 2017, and she’s played a huge role in driving our activity ever since.

When not volunteering for Boom, Sara is a Programme Manager at Wikimedia UK, & does crew & volunteer management with both Kelburn Garden Party and the Scottish Wild Food Festival.

Helen sits on the board as a member of the local community we work in. Helen has been involved with various groups in and around the area for almost 20 years from baby groups to adults. She is passionate about her local area and loves being able to help those around her thrive and explore new things.

Linda is Secretary to the Board and has been with BOOM! since its inception in 2017. She writes up minutes of the meetings and generally tries to keep the paperwork in order :)

Linda is retired now after spending many years in management roles in small businesses. She has an MBA and loves volunteering, with experience ranging from being trustee of a UK-wide charity to helping out at local fundraising events – and everything in between.

Iain is our Treasurer, keeping an eye on our finances and making sure our workshop leaders get paid on time!