Art Works in Mental Health - Gallery

© Bernard A Gray

I am interested in colour and movement, these prints are an exploration of these interests.

Stream
© Pam Forsbrook

© Rona McIntyre

I took this photo one day in a wood near where I live the light was shining brilliantly through the leaves. I like taking pictures of trees because they make me feel peaceful and give me something to do which isn't concentrating on me or my problems

© Catherine Emma Brown

My painting is a copy of a Dutch master landscape painter. I copied from the library.

© Gordon Grant Adams

Untitled

© Seth Williams

A brighter better day.

© Gordon Gallacher

Still Life

© Robert Muir

© John McIntosh

I made this piece of Celtic embroidery to celebrate the birth of my daughter, Ellen. Its creation also provided me with a form of meditation, allowing me to overcome the sever side effects of my medication for a moment.

© Sarah Coakley

Untitled

© Rebbeca Martin

Illness is like looking out of the world from behind cracked glass. Isolated and hollow with glimpses of warmth and life that sustain existence.

Through A Cracked Pain
© Jean Bond

© Ebenezer Day Centre

I really enjoyed making this hat, it gave me the chance to work on the sewing machine which I'm passionate about. It was quite a challenge to make something so large in 3D, and I am surprised at how different the finished effect is

Prickly Pringley
© Vivienne Dutton

This headpiece was inspired by ball cacti : dotty, bumpy and highly textured surfaces. The Agave plant, with its fleshy, elegant leaves suggested the form. Before doing this project, I had a bit of a pet hate for cacti, but I see them differently now

© Kay Maun

This image was inspired by my love of nature which has been a sauce of peace and tranquillity in times of turmoil in my life. As I have got better I have learnt that there is a positive side of life as well as a negative and this image represents th

© Beryl Clark

Deterioration due to being not accepted by a nation.

© Tracey Martin

My craft work acts as therapy when I find it difficult to cope.

© Gaynor Beese

Woollen wall hanging.
Enjoy working at all crafts. This was something to pleasantly occupy my time at the

© Jeannie Messenger

The colour I used is calming and the pattern represents how mixed up the mind can be and also how our thoughts can be unravelled.

Unwinding
© Jacqueline Campbell

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