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2022 Motifs & Themes

Gardening has become so important to a lot of us over the last couple of years, and it has really illustrated how valuable a connection to nature is for your mental health.

The figures in my recent work are something I often refer to as ‘Mother Nature’ figures…

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Finding my worth…then adding tax.

We’ve all heard the mantra ‘know your worth then add tax’ haven’t we? It’s essentially small business 101, but I think we sometimes forget just what that worth is. Yes, it is your skills and your time, but it is also your mental health.

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I thought I was going to die.

Let’s start this with the unequivocal fact that I did not die that night. This is not one of those existential films where the narrator leads you through their life, lulling you into a false sense of security, only to reveal they are actually narrating from beyond the grave…Spoiler alert. No, I didn’t die, but I honestly thought I would.

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It’s taken me 30 years to learn…

I have a very distinct memory of sitting on a school bus one afternoon upset because a boy I liked had made a passing joke about the size of my eyes. One of the older girls on the bus – the pretty girl with the cool hair and the awesome clothes (we all know her)- asked me what was wrong, and what she said next has stuck with me ever since.

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