Creative for Community: Art Gallery

What community means to you.

  • Out From The Shadows: My community allowed me to come out of the shadows and be the person I am
    with no apologies.
  • Swimming with turtles: Lockdown has left me separated from my community of divers and lovers of the ocean
  • New Zealand: One of my communities are friends and family in New Zealand. This time has made me connect with them in other ways, including creatively
  • For my daughter’s new home.
    She loves the colour blue. Paul Bodan
  • Flying Solo by Anne Lynch.
    We are all currently in isolation and most are working from home hence the title “Flying Solo”
    What works for me is my love of animals, plants, trees and flowers
    Sharing a take away coffee with my single nominated person Penny after we have gone shopping for my fruit and vegetables
    And my bowl of lemons and oranges is something I love especially when pouring lemon juice over my pasta dishes
    Music I love whether its modern ,classical or Musicals and I particularly love percussion especially drums
    And the Heart is for “Self Love”
  • Asking for Help by Kristin Gillespie
  • To many ACEs by Kristin Gillespie
  • Frozen by Kristin Gillespie
  • Life in depths by Kristin Gillespie
  • In search of…by Kristin Gillespie
  • The Wind, russels and movement.
    WaterColour by David Arche

Poetry by Katerina Mitrevska 

I wrote the poem below after reading VMIAC’s initiative for community mental health. In this poem, I am referring to the community I have created for myself where I can heal, love, thrive, and encourage others to do the same. 

Katerina Mitrevska 

Community

Contentment is what I feel 
When I think of you 
A reflection of who I am.

Happiness projected 
In your voices of hope. 
Spark in your eyes. 
Peace with the past. 
Admiration for today. 
Aspiration for tomorrow. 

I know you can. 
I trust you will 
Fall in love with yourself 
And laugh at the madness.

Kind

Ignorance is pathetic.
Judgement is undesirable.

Until you know the true story,
Do not make assumptions,
Do not dare to speak
About the reason, about the pain.
Toughening up won’t solve the problem;
Unlike being tolerant and respectful will.

This is not a job for the strong-muscled man.
It is a project for the fierce of soul.

Humanly Profound

Everyone –
Pause for a moment;
Take a look around.
It is not difficult
To see the profound meaning
Of human connections.

One kind word is all that’s needed.
Acknowledge the pain,
And the other will gain
Strength and encouragement,
Support to fight
The negative thoughts
That constrain the mind.

Through Our Eyes: Over the past couple of months, Straycutter has been working on a project highlighting mental wellbeing. Growing up as a young carer, she has experienced and witnessed the power of music and how it can transform mood and increase mental wellness. She hopes that this showcase of creative works will give artists a sense of community, especially during these challenging times.
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