• From pushing an idea as far as it can go through various materials, I was able to work through my trauma of retinal detachment and making sense of my level of vision I have as a result now, the various floaters and flashing lights with ocular migraines I have to deal with regularly that make living and studying difficult.
• This was a therapeutic process which had much personal value and gave me a lot of freedom and release to express what I can see and experience but can’t describe to other people as it's extremely difficult to do so.
• The use of mark-making and texture to convey floaters and disruption in vision is incredibly powerful and unique I think and the start to a portfolio
• Scan lines appeared from time to time which were interesting developments that added to the work and visual quality
• Making sense of my suicidal thoughts on the night I wanted to take my life and using art as therapy for the first time: I discovered that I was drowning on the inside and wanted to externalise that and make it a reality. So many overwhelming things have happened to me these past 3 years. Using art as therapy made the unconscious conscious and made me face my fears, anxieties and realisations.
• Learning about art therapy in 601 has helped me learn what I was doing in my practical work without realising at the time and it's important to note that in hindsight. I was resoling conflicts and creating a safe space for myself, using the creative process to heal.
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