Creative for a Second is a project which brings together people from around the world who suffer with ME, as I do. 8 journals (and counting!) are going round the globe and people are making art! The art seems to either be a celebration of creativity for its own sake, or an expression of what living with ME means to the artist.
I was thrilled to be a part of this exciting project. A lot of the art already in the journal I
received was quite heavy and sad, so I thought I would use my love of colour to bring a different slant to the book. I wanted to put out th
e message that there is always hope for sufferers of long-term illness and disability.
After the rain... comes the rainbowThis is one of my trademark-style doodles.
I am very ill... but I have hopeI took photos of all the pills I take on a daily basis, and used them to signify that the very embodiment of illness can still blossom into good health again. Had I made this artwork a week later, i would have had to fit 40 pills on the page, as my slipped disc worsened overnight!
My body is lead... But my heart can flyThe right-hand picture is a series of embroidered wavy lines. I pricked holes through both pages, sewing the right-hand page but leaving the holes visible on the left. I then doodled circles and lines in four shades of grey.
I've got that Rainbow Feeling
This is a stand-alone doodle
