🌸 About Iqra and her journey from self doubt to self discovery

I’m Iqra, an artist, art therapy practitioner and the heart behind Sketch & Soar.

I’ve loved art since I was in school. In 4th standard in a drawing competition - what you want to become when you grow up, I drew I wanted to become an artist and won 1st price! It was always the place where I felt calm, expressive and most myself.

But like many of us, I chose a practical path first and became a Chartered Accountant.

For years, art stayed a quiet passion. I kept sketching, learning and upgrading my skills alongside my career because a part of me knew this wasn’t just a hobby, it was something deeper.

In October 2024, I finally listened to that inner voice. I left my job and stepped into what felt true and alive. First I started teaching adults then kids. While teaching kids - their openness, honesty and joy made me realise exactly why this work matters.

Around the same time, I began formal training in Art Therapy and blended it with the personal self-development work I’ve been doing for years - inner awareness, emotional wellbeing, grounding practices and reflective work. This shifted my approach completely.

Today, I blend art with gentle emotional expression to help children, adults and working professionals feel seen, calm and confident - without pressure, judgement or performance.

🌼 MY APPROACH

My sessions combine drawing, art therapy principles and the self-development tools I’ve learned through my own journey. Each space is held with warmth, curiosity and emotional safety.

🌿 WHY THIS WORK MATTERS TO ME

I’ve lived the high-pressure world of deadlines, performance and constant doing.
I know what it feels like to feel overwhelmed, to shrink your creativity, to doubt yourself.

And I also know what it feels like to rise - slowly, gently - through expression and inner work.

That’s why Sketch & Soar exists.
To offer a space where adults and children can breathe, explore their emotions, build confidence and reconnect with themselves through the simplest, safest tool: art.

A place where you feel seen, supported and understood.