‘Don’t be a Lemon,’ 2022. Collage
Statement:
My creative journey is my tool to change my inner state and communicate with myself. Metacognition is about knowing what you know and combining this with various valuable Neuro Linguistic Programming techniques, I am able to explore my subconscious, bring my emotions to life and change how I perceive the world.
Working in abstraction allows me to visually capture thoughts and feelings that cannot be put into words. My reflective and mindful journey is represented and expressed through certain colours, shapes and objects, that mean much more than the label they are given. By making these uncertainties into a tangible form and expanding my painting away from the constraints of a stretched canvas, I can begin to deconstruct and bring order to my world as I know it to be.
‘It is no fun to be yellow. Maybe I am not yellow. I don’t know. I think maybe I am just partly yellow…What you should be is not yellow at all.’ – J.D. Salinger
Volunteering at Project Ability
Having the opportunity to volunteer in the Create class has been a wonderful experience that I am super thankful for.
I wanted to volunteer to be able to give something back and to also fill up my own art cup after a few challenging years surrounding my health. Having that dedicated time each week to be fully immersed in such an open and creative environment has really helped me to feel like part of a community where we can all learn and be inspired by each other.
The focus on the importance of play and celebrating each artist and their practice is inspiring and I really look forward to each session to see what exciting things happen. I have loved spending time and learning from both the artists and tutors as it has helped to expand my own creative thinking.
‘Joy,’ (2025). Collage