Courtney First-Watts' practice explores creativity as a form of healing through contemporary craft techniques. Shaped by her own healing journey, she frames making as a form of creative medicine. Informed by research in neuroscience and art therapy, her work invites others into traditional craft practices through mindful, self-expressive workshops. Courtney's approach emphasizes meditative, tactile mending processes as a means of regulating the nervous system and fostering personal agency.

Her work bridges tradition and innovation, drawing on embroidery, beading, and interactive design through communal making. She is best known for her embellished wearable bandages, which investigate the relationship between injury, resilience, and play, framing craft as a shared experience of repair.