Sunday 31 December 2017

I Shouldn't happen to an artist and other new year resolutions

I haven't blogged for over a year now and it being new years eve one of my more doable resolutions is to blog regularly.
First a quick catch up;
two and a half years after I am just starting to be able to talk about a major event in my and the work I produced at that time.
Self portrait Dec 2015- Jan 16
This collage was an attempt to express my experience of mental health six months after being sectioned.
Using a selection of drawn and printed images and text I was hoping to express the frustration and confusion related to a  bipolar diagnosis. I felt like just another statistic held against my will for a month in St Micheal's Hospital. Drugs were good though I'm still trying to slowly reduce the dose.
I felt they offered nothing more of use.
collage created while in hospital

When incarcerated I need creative things to do and every thing I tried was met with incomprehension and disapproval as it got in the way of the wards routine. I started using collage tearing paper as I was not allowed scissors. It was a constant fight to get the art/recreation room and the cupboard containing basic materials open


1 comment:

  1. I sufer from mental ilness to and th mental helth team is orefull to say th leest. Your not alone its tipical four creeativ peeps like us too go thru trormer but come out th uther side making a big influnce on are work in a posative way. My meds recked my head so wos so numb it made creeativity dificult mirtazepine anti psycotics realy flored me. You creeate such beoutifull work well done. Kay x

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