Artists’ Apothecary grew from a simple conviction: creativity can help us process, connect and come home to ourselves.
I’m Sima Rahman-Huang—a mother first, but also a founder, London-based artist and event manager. My work now sits where art, wellbeing and community meet, although the route here was not a straight line.
Before the apothecary
My professional life began in marketing and events management in the property investment world. Leaving that environment to pursue freelance work changed the direction of my life. Motherhood deepened that shift, sending me into a long period of self-discovery and making me look more closely at the inner lives we so easily place at the bottom of the list.
I have always subconsciously psychoanalysed the world and its people. I collect ideas, start projects and try to make sense of things. I am an autopilot problem solver who instinctively looks outside the box—but becoming a mother made me ask what all that imagination could be used for.
Making as a form of care
Artists’ Apothecary became my way of using creativity and art as a foundation for alternative forms of care. It is not about producing something perfect. It is about making space to feel, experiment, connect and become more fully yourself.
The workshops and gatherings are gently structured, deeply human and free from the pressure to make something “good”. Every experience begins with listening, then bringing the right people, ideas and materials together.
Whether it is a quiet table of parents, a lively family workshop or a commissioned event, I want people to leave with something useful—not only something they have made, but a new way back to themselves.
The founder I became
I believe in the power of a blank page for everyone: a fresh start. As a curator and mental health advocate, I love bringing my varied skills and ideas together through the events I manage.
My experience as a parent keeps the work grounded. I understand the exhaustion, identity shifts and complicated emotional weather that can arrive with caring for other people. Every day is still part of my own journey to feel better, live better and become a better version of myself.
That is why Artists’ Apothecary is not a polished answer. It is an evolving practice of small returns—to your hands, your senses, your story and your people.
Mess is evidence that something happened.
What the work holds now
Today, Artists’ Apothecary creates workshops, gatherings and thoughtful conversations that make creativity accessible and emotionally nourishing. The formats change, but the purpose remains the same: to create room for honest expression, human connection and a more creative everyday life.
I am still collecting ideas, joining unexpected dots and imagining what could exist next. If you are finding your own way back to creativity, come with me. It is never too late.