Isolation 2020

Well... 2020 is turning out to bring some interesting times into our homes, and lives... I am now into week 9 of stay-at-home, and self isolating myself from my friends, family and many of my work and creative dudes and mates. The only people I see on a regular basis are my support team who help me to eat, live and play.  So what have I been doing do survive the 2020 pandemic period?  Practising my camera techniques, studying video editing and making short fun films - that i keep posting for my followers and friends, in the light of the moment, it helps to lift my spirit and i hope it does, theirs.  My creative juices are flowing beautifully at this time - without one hint of boredom, I am filled with images to paint, draw and write - I seriously don't know how to stop!  I am eager to dance, even in small spaces and find myself leaping out of corners, looking through creaks in my back porch, hanging over the fence, falling into an empty space/s - tapping into emotions, sometimes strange echos of people's voices come from nearby... making other shifts of movement in my "dance" w/chair only to hear my own laughter tickle me hysterically ...  I also find time spaces to be wild, free, explore my inner being that wants to explode, bust the bubbles - and I am so enjoying the self permission to let go, completely let go, to delve deeper into my creative mind.

Click on the link below to preview one of my recent video edit....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz5Iydl4gNEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz5Iydl4gNE

I have been writing Mindfulness scripts for about 12 months now and using them to run my Mindfulness sessions for some of the students I work with.  I started doing these by using ready-made scripts from the internet, but realised these were pretty limited for students with a disability. So this inspired me to write my own.   I wanted to explore with my imagination and bring to life what any student, including one with a disability could relate to.  The responses from students and parents have been very positive, particularly in terms of feeling relax and comfortable in their body. Also many have said, they recall the images throughout their day when things get tough and it helps to soothe things to a better mindset ..

This is another little experiment i did this week, using visual effects and my artwork in the mix. please click on the link below and enjoy the meditation.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBc3JMH2jUM&list=UUvAbZBjtUQ8wfFJnowXHlsA&index=1