I’ve been really fortunate on this creative journey and managed to knock on the right doors at the right moment. Back in 2022, when I was trying to work out what direction to travel in creatively, I was searching for somewhere that helps disabled and/or mentally unstable artists with getting their foot in the door.Continue reading “Becoming a DAO blogger”
Category Archives: Art
I’m officially Outside In!
It’s always a treat to offer up some good news amongst the doom and gloom that seems to be following us all around at the moment. It’s one of the reasons I never feel able to rest – I want to achieve more than being physically unwell, mentally taxed, negatively effected by the news, andContinue reading “I’m officially Outside In!”
Cover Girl! 💋
Art was never the primary function of this website. As time has passed it’s become more about the mental well-being of others and showing that creativity can help with stressful symptoms. It’s been a wild ride so far. But by default of the writing and drawing I do for the site and the messages IContinue reading “Cover Girl! 💋”
War Paint
As part of the Creative Coping Strategies crusade I’ve been waffling on about, I want to try and broach many creative activities that you may not have thought of before. Creativity isn’t just about painting and writing (although those are both wonderful distractions if you enjoy them). The point of using creativity as a distractionContinue reading “War Paint”
Things that make you go ahhhh. Part 1 – Food 🍕 🍔 🎂 🍗
Welcome to the first in a series of posts designed to remind us all of the things that bring a smile, warm the cockles of our hearts and reduce anxiety to a quivering, tiny mass – even if it’s only temporary. Coming soon there’ll be posts about family (forced and enlisted!), reading, kindness, memories, film,Continue reading “Things that make you go ahhhh. Part 1 – Food 🍕 🍔 🎂 🍗”
Wanted : friend
I think I’m having my first real creative crisis. It’s come from nowhere. 2022 arrived and there seemed to be a world of ideas, projects and opportunities for me to think about. My partner is the one who deserves the credit for everything I’m about to pour out on this post. I was telling himContinue reading “Wanted : friend”
Hats
You’re a wearing a hat. Yes, you. You’ve got a hat on right now, even if you don’t realise it, even if you don’t like hats. I imagine you in a deerstalker with the obligatory pipe too. And now you’re frowning, creating thick lines above your eyebrows as you wonder what the fu*k I’m onContinue reading “Hats”
Wonderful People on my Writing Journey Part 1
I’ve made the decision to start a series of posts about people I’ve been lucky enough to meet on this long and winding journey into creativity and health. Through emails, research, recommendations, and websites, I’ve found people that I’d never have met outside of ‘Steph Writes and Illustrates’. They are exciting, charitable, talented, creative, inContinue reading “Wonderful People on my Writing Journey Part 1”
Selected for Childrens Mental Health Week
It’s always a wonderful thing to have a successful Short Story that wins or gets selected for a competition. In the Secret Attic Weekly Write last week (week 5) my story was the first selected entry, and I was absolutely thrilled. The story itself, including the difficult content and the timeframe of submission, was probablyContinue reading “Selected for Childrens Mental Health Week”
Treat everyone how you want to be treated…even when you’re low 🖤
It’s been a hard week. My creative juices have completely dried up at the hands of some careless people who choose to be unaccountable for their actions. I’m not a bitch, let’s just lay that on the table. I’ve spent my life trying to treat people with the same care, thought, love and attention thatContinue reading “Treat everyone how you want to be treated…even when you’re low 🖤”
Creative Steph 