Connecting through creativity
Where I find hope
The Shine Arts Prize showcases the artistic talent of participants in Lifetime Care and workers from the Workers Care Program and recognises the role of art in maintaining wellbeing. All entrants have experienced severe injury from motor or workplace accidents in NSW.
Drone, Photoshop
This photo was taken at a property where the school was participating in cross country. I volunteer to take images and on this occasion I particularly liked the garden and house positioning and wanted to get an image of the shapes from above. I changed the colours to be a bit out there to give it a Bauhaus feel.
Drone, Photoshop
I chose to take this photo because it shows different lines, shapes, textures and colours. I used the drone to take this aerial shot and I really love the beauty of all the lines and shapes coming together.
Drone, Photoshop
I chose to take a drone picture of myself. I find hope in myself as I’m a strong confident person. I also like the way the drone can capture images from above in a way no one else can normally see. I thought it was a pretty abstract image as selfies usually aren't taken like this.
Canvas, acrylic paints, brushes, water
My daughter took a picture of my husband and turned it into a cartoon on her phone. It captured a side of him that I wanted to capture on canvas. There is nothing to say but this is MY HUSBAND.
"Blue Angels" is a song I have written and performed with assistance from RMT. The title refers to the nurses who wore blue scrubs in the brain unit where I was recovering. The lyrics detail the emotional turmoil and uncertainty that my condition brought about, as well as the hope and prosperity that the nurses provided for me.
Paint and pencil
Wearing my fancy dress, dancing under a rainbow, when I can get out my wheelchair and walk on my own.