I have a history of mental health and chronic illness, and over the years have worked hard on my journey of healing. Amongst CBT and years of counselling I found God who changed my life and where my passion for art began. Art is my life now and when I can paint I feel invigorated. Over the years I have found therapeutic aspects gained through the process of making invaluable. My creative journey, a cathartic one, has had a huge influence on my identity. Painting is my way of expressing my relationship with the world and with myself and with my God. I need to use a mixed media approach, always having a choice of materials, tools and techniques to hand at each given moment, as I love to work spontaneously and intuitively so I can create surfaces and textures, which emotionally and spiritually move me.