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Art cards

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 How wonderful to have my art transformed by printing as cards. So lovely to receive them in the post and brighten a dull day.  Not too easy to capture the tight light in a dark cottage on a dull weather day. I am delighted how the one finger computer drawings have turned out too, great gifts to give to people.

Mary

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  I finally managed to complete this parcel, though it took great effort. My sight seems diminished. My cognitive comprehension not good. I still see errors but it’s the best I can do. She is a beautiful dog deserving of love. See the PennyPaws link for information about this gorgeous elegant shy dog https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk/2024/05/30/mary/

I am worth it

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I am too weak, paralysed, blank, lacking in coordination to draw at all at the moment, I don’t know when or if it will come back. I never know. My husband made this besutiful poster for me. Here is an additional extract from a piece I wrote about revelation for a writing competition: “ What would it feel like to be heard, seen, acknowledged, recognised, respected for who I am, including that hidden, invisibly ill, unseen part of myself? I don’t want pity. I want my context understanding so I don’t endlessly feel I have to explain myself. I don’t want to have to deny the agony I am in and which I struggle to communicate through, as if it is not there. I don’t want people to pretend that I don’t exist, that I don’t literally sit or lie, paralysed all day, completely unable to do anything and every moment’s existence for me is a massive struggle of vast proportion. I don’t want to live in fear of misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mistreatment. I want to be able to say this is who I

Jordan

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I drew this quite a long time ago. I am currently unable to draw at all sadly. It is lovely to see it featured on his webpage and I really hope it shows how beautiful he is. He is very shy and not used to contact. Hoping he will blossom here. https://pennypawsrescue.org.uk/2024/05/10/jordan/

Unable to hold a pastel: My Days

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 Still unable to draw, as the weeks fly past, I don’t know if or when it will return. I try to convey in simple images drawn with one finger on iPad, some of the nightjare experience I live in, always hoping for enough coordination, strength, ferling, movement to be able to do another pastel. Here is my animation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCvDy3qTT6Y

Unable

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  Unable to hold a pastel or draw with a pencil, I managed a quick dog outline of a sweet little puppy in need of help.despite its simplicity there is still some sense of her sweet personality. I found it pleasing even though all I could manage which was rough outline.

A tiny sweet dog rescued by love

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  This little dog is called Scufita Rosie. She has an amazing story about how she was found for sale on the roadside, her puppies already sold and  rescued from who knows what fate. She is a sweet delicate dog and it is a privilege to draw her and share her story. Now she has the happiest life ahead of her. So moving.