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A Child's Creative Life

A Child's Creative Life

Last week I wrote about how becoming a mother has had a very positive impact on my creative life.  This week, I'm going to focus on watching my daughter's artistic skills unfold.  Being around Estelle (age 5) and her friends, I'm constantly blown away by their unfettered spontaneity and unconstrained imagination.  Whether it is play, song, art, dance, dressing up or... View more
Creativity and my Mental Health

Creativity and my Mental Health

As some of you may already know, 10th October is World Mental Health Day, with the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival running from 10 - 29th October.  Being creative is absolutely central to my mental health, so I decided to dedicate this week's blog post to this topic. There are so many benefits to participating in an artistic hobby on... View more