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Picnic

Picnic - New freedom no.5 Restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne Changes have been introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19. You cannot leave your home other than for one of the six following reasons: 5. Outdoor social interaction in limited groups (once a day for up to 4 hours, and that 4 hour includes any time spent on exercise)

2021
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Charcoal Sketch

These were charcoal sketches of the figure I created for one of my Deakin Units during the last lockdown in Melbourne. I've found the lockdowns very hard on my mental health as a single parent with no family support in Victoria. So many people have suffered in this pandemic, and it has taken an emotional and physical toll on so many people. Trauma is evident in the body forms of these sketches.

2021
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Charcoal Sketch

These were charcoal sketches of the figure I created for one of my Deakin Units during the last lockdown in Melbourne. I've found the lockdowns very hard on my mental health as a single parent with no family support in Victoria. So many people have suffered in this pandemic, and it has taken an emotional and physical toll on so many people. Trauma is evident in the body forms of these sketches.

2021
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Charcoal Sketch

These were charcoal sketches of the figure I created for one of my Deakin Units during the last lockdown in Melbourne. I've found the lockdowns very hard on my mental health as a single parent with no family support in Victoria. So many people have suffered in this pandemic, and it has taken an emotional and physical toll on so many people. Trauma is evident in the body forms of these sketches.

2021
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Charcoal Sketch

These were charcoal sketches of the figure I created for one of my Deakin Units during the last lockdown in Melbourne. I've found the lockdowns very hard on my mental health as a single parent with no family support in Victoria. So many people have suffered in this pandemic, and it has taken an emotional and physical toll on so many people. Trauma is evident in the body forms of these sketches.

2021
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Obsession

Title: Obsession. Oil on canvas. Self-portrait: Internal view. [piece 2 of 2] This piece depicts an introspective perspective of mental health when being impacted by external pressures.

2021
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Captivity

Title: Captivity. Oil on canvas. Self-portrait: External view. [piece 1 of 2] This piece represents the external pressures facing an individual which impact mental health; capturing feelings of being trapped, pushed, and pulled in all directions by external forces and influences.

2021
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Untitled

Lord Shiva, one of the main deities of Hinduism, whom Shaivites worship as the supreme god. His entire demeanour indicates certain key principles that we all would do well to incorporate into our daily lives. 1. Third eye - Symbolism: Seeing with the mind’s eye, beyond what’s visible. 2. Trishul or Trident - Control of mind, intellect, and ego 3. Meditative pose Shiva sits in - Calmness

2021
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Dynamic Chaos

‘Dynamic Chaos’ is an abstract representation of how my mental health has experienced fluctuations over the past few years. I have had a number of encounters with anxiety and depression over the years and this oil pastel on paper drawing symbolises my journey in creating my mental health plan. This plan has allowed me to turn unpredictable chaos into organised chaos with room for improvement.

2021
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Untitled

Digital painting, Procreate / iPad. My painting is about coming to terms with my loneliness, depression & anxiety. While being fully present with it. Remembering that tomorrow will come, today will go. The only time we truly have is now. So why should I worry about things that don't matter? The sun will set, the sun will rise. I will enjoy its' beauty by embracing it no matter what. ~Daniel.

2021
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Untitled

Painting: Acrylic on canvas. I've learnt that mental health is often a matter of perspective. If we focus our energy on the darkness that hovers over us, it will be our point of perception. But if we expand what we focus our energy on, to see the beauty of the things greater than us, a sense of gratitude can heal our minds and change our perspective. All it takes is for one to look and let go.

2021
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Crashing Adrift

"Here we go again; crashing adrift" - Acrylic on Panel. Have you ever been to the beach and been knocked over by a big wave? And just as you're about to reach the surface, the turbulent waters pull you back under again? It's almost peaceful. Until the gravity of the situation hits you. Until the panic sets in; cold and sickly. I thought being an adult was scary. A pandemic is worse.

2021
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Lonely Mountains

"Lonely Mountains" - Acrylic on Panel. Never before have we been so isolated. The people we love are right in front of us on our screens, but still out of reach. Its juxtaposition is cruel. A light shines in the distance. I am here. I am lonely and afraid. And the Earth keeps turning.

2021
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Peace Amongst Pressure

"Peace amongst pressure" - Mixed Media (Watercolour and Still Life Photography). Sometimes you need to step away and breathe.

2021
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Postcards From The Road

Postcards from the imaginary desert trip of lockdown isolation. * IPad and Procreate *

2021
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Mission Control

Sometimes the people on screens made me feel even more disconnected from the world - like I was calling in from the international space station. *IPad and Procreate*

2021
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Submarine

Another shipwreck day. *IPad and Procreate*

2021
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Untitled

This piece is a digital artwork. This artwork represents my experiences of ill mental health. I wanted this artwork to speak to how mental health often doesn’t always look the same to people on the outside as it does to the person experiencing it. I have often felt like I’m trapped and unable to move forward with my recovery journey.

2021
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The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon

"The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon" - Acrylic finger painting on canvas. Sometimes, when the flare up hits, I feel like a jellyfish bobbing along without a brain. My limbs are like air flowing, defying gravity. I am beautifully intact but sting when you come too close. One day I sink below the depths, the next I wash up on the shore. Through my new love for art therapy, I can show how I feel.

2021
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Anorexia

"Anorexia" - Digital Photograph. It is a long journey to learn to love yourself and your body. To be rid of the thought of shrinking into nothing. To not wish to evaporate. Learning to love yourself may not be the first step to healing, but it is the one that counts the most..

2021
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Depression

"Depression" - Digital Photograph. Sometimes it can feel like you're drowning. Like the world is pulling you back to its core. Safe and warm; waiting for you to return to the earth. You are burning the candle at both ends with the hope to feel warm and gooey at the centre.

2021
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Schizophrenia

"Schizophrenia" - Long Exposure Digital Photograph. Caring for others with a mental illness can take its toll. We must always remember to care for ourselves in order to help care for others.

2021
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Untitled

In ED recovery, guidance is found in remembering all the things your body does for you and the things it will be able to do when you’re recovered.

2021
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A Happy Place

This poem is about climate anxiety among young people, who are considered as a vulnerable population group in terms of mental health impacts of climate change.

2021
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You're Never Alone

You're Never Alone – Fineliner / pencil illustration At first you feel alone and cursed, knowing that they will never leave. Once you start getting help, when you feel alone again you learn that they're there to try help you survive through this. This was how it felt when I began my mental health journey and the hard days, but I work with my mind now rather than against it (OSDD).

2020
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