Art Works in Mental Health - Gallery

Three friends; acrylic on paper on board.

I have painted three portraits from life of members of Calthorpe House Art Group and have tried express something of the person represented.

© Mark Leech

I enjoy making cards because I can always get the lovely designs. In the books, this cards I done is called Wedding Invitation. I will be making this for a friend.

© Emma Louise Graham

After a serious RTA in 1999 I have been diagnosed with PTSD and head injury. I found photography to be an ideal medium of expression/release for the problems I am experiencing.

© Stephen Wilkes

Although I love the colours in this picture, what also struck me was the light breaking through. It reminded me of the light I used to seek at the end of my long, dark tunnel when I was feeling at my lowest. Finally, my light shone through and got

© Annette Cortes

Hand made felt and surface embroidery. The piece was inspired by looking at Russian Icons.

Salford Icon
© Anastasia Sinclair

The drawing is of me. As a child I was abused and had to repress my feelings. Now I have to cherish and love the inner child, to help it grow into a well rounded adult. Hence this picture is called 'rescuing the inner child'

Rescuing the inner child
© Cuillen Dorcas Taylor

Tiger Relaxing
© Richard Sadler

I love using natural materials. Practice of using coloured slip with a masking technique.

© Gwen Attey

This is the view of a lime from above. I liked the way it cast a shadow. I put the border on afterwards, as a 'frame'.

Lime, Framed
© Anonymous

A complete reinterpretation of themes and motifs from 4 famous 20th C artists. 136 pictures are separated into a centre section and an inner and outer border. Originally conceived without the use of dense detail, I then got carried away with ideas,

© Julie Hayter

This is a hat made from shot velvet with long and round beads attached to rouleaux with wire and cotton. We wanted to make a hat and the idea for this came from cacti. We both enjoyed the planning and the different stages of construction involved in

Armature
© Angela Foley & Susan McConnell

This is a rural scene using a variety of colours and textures of fabric. The aim of this piece was to enable the whole group to take some part from the most to the least confident. It was made up as it progressed to allow freedom of expression.

Rural Scene
© Members of Creative Group

© Frank Breslin

Drawing created at art group run by NSF Newport.

© Dio Saunders

I am overwhelmed by noise - noise within, noise without. Noise without purpose, noise to subsume me. Noise!

Cacophony
© Marilyn Long

My mosaic was created as a symbol of my life and how, in an ideal world, I would like it to be. The Peacock represents me - beautiful, proud and able to stand alone and be independent, I surrounded by a world which is calm, warm and serene.

Dress Day
© Jenny Hedger

There but for the grace of
© Lydia Arnold

This painting is my granddaughter, Tiffany. I wanted to give my son Stephen a special birthday gift something very close to my heart. What better gift than a portrait of his precious daughter Tiffany. Each stroke of my brush was done with love and

© Irene Hickey

Batik which is thought to originate from eastern countries. it is a way of decorating cloth by using layers of hot wax and dyes. It was a great challenge to replicate this picture. The image came from a postcard incorporating my favourite colours.

Magic Village
© Hanna Marie Quilter

Untitled

Fat Lady
© Anna Borland