MK Gallery

Today, I visited MK Gallery as part of the research section for my Arts Award. Yesterday I decided I would 'go for Gold' rather than do the silver award and so I visited the gallery for some inspiration. It wasn't my typical interest, I like art with deep emotional meaning whether that be through words or images and the majority of the work was portrait based, however I did get some inspiration from a car they were exhibiting. Art is not always a canvas on a wall, cars are art as are rooms and gardens, people once designed these things on paper and the result is 3D art with a use, this has inspired me to perhaps get people to read my written pieces using 3D art.
I've returned home with a head full of ideas.

Quotes For Byhp

(all images are my own work)

Day Hospital

I bought this beauty of a book ready for day hospital, and in case things get really bad and I end up inpatient. I assume there will be lots of sitting about and hopefully as I begin to feel better I will have more motivation to do things, like writing and sketching.

Creative Writing Session 1

Today I began my first creative writing session at The Mill Arts Centre in Banbury.

I was quite apprehensive and anxious as 'going out' is not really my thing, sends my anxiety and thoughts crazy, and I'm quite poorly with my mental health at the moment, so it was a huge thing for me. I really want to learn though, I've found a passion in writing and I believe words hold a lot of power.

We learnt about Alliteration and looked at 'The Elements Of Eloquence' by Martin Forsyth, we then proceeded to write our own pieces focusing around Nelson Mandela's funeral using alliteration to grasp the reader's attention, drawing in interest, making sentences memorable.

The other group members shared some of their work from home and we gave constructive criticism.

Feeling very motivated to write at the moment, especially whilst I am so unwell, perhaps I can help an 'outsider' to really understand how isolating and terrifying mental illness can be.