Although the drawings completed out of hospital sometimes still explore topics of self-harm, addiction and suicidality, they differ from the ward drawings which were created when I was in a dark place.

The Studio drawings explore living in the moment, mindfulness, physical sensation, recovery, ways of seeing beyond pain and embracing each journey. These drawings have light, and whilst they may also depict difficulty, life is difficult, they explore DBT (dialectical behavioural therapy), a therapy that embraces opposites. Light vs shade and acceptance vs change are a major component in my artwork, and I am working towards a visual account of DBT where it is usually a verbal or written therapy.