Blossom

BlossomDee Dee has struggled with schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression for her entire adult life, without ever really finding a way to express herself. Four years ago, she started painting and found it a positive way to cope with her intense emotions. Painting takes her away from it all; she can completely relax, focus, and lose all sense of time. Through her work, Dee Dee embraces bright colours to covey happiness, and uses texture to make paintings you

with a website soon to follow

Melissa carves out consistent time for painting and writing

caught in silent reflection

she’s fascinated by the multidisciplinary interplay between words and images

Using soft pinks

I spent months critiquing and adjusting the ripples and reflection in the water

There’s a special joy I find in seeing the pandanus trees and sheoaks that line our beautiful beaches

With a firm belief that the eyes are the windows to the soul

This piece invites viewers to consider how light illuminates the darkness

Disabled artist with lived experience of trauma

like my mother danced during her life

but it also brings strength in unexpected ways