Tag Archives: Chronic pain
St. Anger – The Artist’s Pain Chronicles (part 4)
My life revolved around tablets. Tablets to deal with pain, tablets to deal with inflammation and tablets to deal with affects of tablets. I was taking 27 tablets a day. It was insane. Remembering which to take, when, how often … Continue reading
St. Anger – The Artist’s Pain Chronicles (part 3)
I had set up a small business hand crafting slate. I had worked out a routine that involved Tai Chi and meditation to help deal with my body’s reaction to daily living. Things were not improving. I finally changed my … Continue reading
Somehow, to this day I can not recall how I woke up in hospital. I was battered, bruised and bleeding but at least I was breathing. I was given the usual tests, scans and x-rays and luckily there was nothing … Continue reading
They Can’t Take that Away from Me…
Hi All, Today’s not the best as far as the pain of fibromyalgia is concerned. It’s definitely one of those time’s I am sick of being sick! So I have chosen today’s piece “Now” for an uplift in spirit! It … Continue reading
Never Give Up
This drawing of the Dalai Lama took me more than a year to complete because my illness was so bad. I had been carving slates but due to the chronic pain, I was forced to stop. These were really hard … Continue reading
Rainy Days and Bad Days
Hello to all today – hope you are having a good one. Life can be very trying at times and today is one of those days for me, I’ll tell you more shortly… Today’s piece is called “Rainy Day Cafe”. … Continue reading
Carving Compassion
Today’s piece is one of the Buddha hand-carved slates on Mirror with a candle plinth at his feet. The plinth is carved in the design of the Celtic Spiral of Life, which for me balances the piece well. The photo, … Continue reading
“Let’s Get Crazy!” – A Homage to Bob
Hi, today’s post is of a personal favourite, I call it “Bob”. It is dedicated to the renowned artist Bob Ross (R.I.P.) who is right up there in my top 5 best people ever. It is an expression of my … Continue reading
Creative Escape – The Cell
“The Cell” is an acrylic on canvass. The thought process that led to this work was born from the agonising pain of fibromyalgia. It carries the meaning of both a prison cell and a human cell. The interlocking bars of … Continue reading
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