Participant Fourteen: M

“Attempt to photograph bees on my lavender.”

“I’m an artist – has been; I used to make art but I dried up. However art activities kept me going for decades. I used to sell illustrations, I exhibited and sold paintings. I made screen prints at one time, and I printed, drew and made ceramics. I had to give up ceramics because of the dust. At one time I taught Art+Design in school and college. I made the gold frame using wood, glue and gold leaf – I even used rabbit skin glue. I’m more proud of my frame than lot of my art because of the work that went into it. I produced it in the occupational therapy studio at [anonymised] hospital during a recovery.”

“I’m an artist – has been; I used to make art but I dried up. However art activities kept me going for decades. I used to sell illustrations, I exhibited and sold paintings. I made screen prints at one time, and I printed, drew and made ceramics. I had to give up ceramics because of the dust. At one time I taught Art+Design in school and college. I made the gold frame using wood, glue and gold leaf – I even used rabbit skin glue. I’m more proud of my frame than lot of my art because of the work that went into it. I produced it in the occupational therapy studio at [anonymised] hospital during a recovery.”

“I’m an artist – has been; I used to make art but I dried up. However art activities kept me going for decades. I used to sell illustrations, I exhibited and sold paintings. I made screen prints at one time, and I printed, drew and made ceramics. I had to give up ceramics because of the dust. At one time I taught Art+Design in school and college. I made the gold frame using wood, glue and gold leaf – I even used rabbit skin glue. I’m more proud of my frame than lot of my art because of the work that went into it. I produced it in the occupational therapy studio at [anonymised] hospital during a recovery.”

“A beautiful red geranium in my sunny window. It’s good to care for a plant and see it growing through the year. In my garden I have a huge lavender which grows throughout the summer and is covered in bees and butterflies. Not bad for central London.”