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Creativity is the first medicine
Read moreThis is my fragmented heart – a response to what I heard and saw and felt on Friday when I attended Edge Hill University Arts Centre event – The Role of the Arts, Arts Therapies, and Psychotherapies in Supporting Mental Health in Black and Allied Communities. The words around the heart are a quote from […]
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A River of Rage Resides in Me
Read moreA river of rage resides in me And I am building it for you to see. Because it needs acknowledging; It needs to be let out to Burn everything in its path. Hot lava rushing through, Setting fire to all it touches, Licking gently at its victims As they turn to ashes.
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The Seed, The Bird and The Boots – A Love Story
Read moreOnce upon a time a seed landed on the top soil of a freshly dug garden. Laying on the moist earth, it felt at home and began to send roots down into the darkness amongst the worms and other night crawlers. It lay like this for a while through rain and shine, night and day, […]
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The Birds and the Dragon: Fear and Love
Read moreOnce upon a time a creature emerged from the deep blue lake and surprised the birds nearby into silence. Gazing at the birds with a sort of recognition, the creature smiled. The birds saw the creature’s giant lips peel back and sharp yellowy teeth glistened in the sunlight. Bobbing down, the birds prepared for flight […]
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Being Human is Weird and Wonderful
Read moreThis drawing I made yesterday feels disturbing. It’s kind of insect-like, yet has an ‘as above, so below’ feel to it. But the grey half is different to the colourful half. It’s like the colour has sucked itself out to exist for a while as colour and will eventually return. The colour is dancing, going, […]
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Why Abstract Art is Better Than Figurative Art
Read moreIn therapy this week I allowed my inner 5 year old child to paint and she painted this abstract piece (and told a gruesome story about a butterfly and an ant). As she painted I realised I never liked making figurative images (except cartoon faces, which I drew loads of when I was a little […]
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You’re Not Good Enough to Do Art Said Mr Yates
Read moreYou’re not good enough to do art at ‘O’ level. Mr Yates, art teacher at Walton Girls’ High School, 1983 I’ve often wondered why I accepted Mr Yates’ statement as Truth when I was thirteen. I immediately stopped drawing and began a journal instead. I had a flash of insight yesterday whilst washing my hair […]
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The Wonderful Long Term Effects of Practising Compassion
Read moreHere it is, folks, for you see – as plain as the nose on your face when you’re looking in a mirror. The Wonderful Long Term Effects of Practising Compassion: There’s clarity. There’s love. There’s asymmetrical equality. As always, if you would like to purchase this drawing email me.
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Less is More Than the Sum of Our Parts
Read moreThis drawing began as a mindfulness exercise to soothe me after stretching my comfort zone. I like the feel of the paper and the sound of the pen making dots. As I look at it I realise it’s a reflection of all the things I’ve been thinking about lately – spirituality, resonance, parts therapy, to […]
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Win A Beautiful Canvas Print
Read moreYou could win this limited edition photographic print on exhibition standard canvas paper! I took the photograph in Autumn 2020 when the sun was low in the sky, creating these lovely dramatic shadows. I edited the photograph using a layer that brings out the marks on my desk. I find the contrast of the natural […]