Category Archives: Art
My work has been exploring the stereotypes of minority groups and the stigma felt by members of those groups. For this art practice, I have been working with a group of women who have been affected by mental health problems in a participatory setting, and we have co-created work over an eight session period. These…
My art practice is looking at my past, present and future for this last module for my MA Arts Practice (Arts, Health and Wellbeing) at University of South Wales. How do I see “old age”? How do I see my life ahead of me? Do I see it through “rose-tinted glasses”? We don’t grow older…
Do scars ever heal? Or do they make you stronger? I’ve been working on my art practice for my MA Arts Practice (Arts, Health & Wellbeing) this afternoon, and thinking about this. It’s my final year at University of South Wales and time for my major project. Emotional and physical pain changes you and you…
Walking on Eggshells My inspiration to experiment with eggshell art: After visiting the Ivor Davies Silent Explosion exhibition in the National Museum Cardiff earlier this year, I was particularly interested in Davies’ Picasso influenced paintings that he made during the mid-1950s. This was when he experimented with adding broken eggshells to his painted surfaces. Working…