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About Me 

Art is therapy. 

Having been grappled with autism, mental health struggles and all the associated communication barriers, I've found art to be a creative outlet to channel my thoughts, mental images, likes, dislikes, the daily goings-on onto something other people can visualize. Art has become a sanctuary where communication boundaries are transcended. 

As fate would have it, amidst the chaos of health issues and uncertain tomorrows, dreams still burn. It was in these moments of vulnerability that my imagination and creativity truly began to unleash.

So, welcome to my world. Explore my collection of digital artwork channeling both my dreams as vast as the horizon and the turmoil of life, where every line tells a story and every pixel ignites imagination.

Every purchase means the world to me and shows your love and support. Keep my dreams alive and celebrate the therapeutic magic of creation, one piece at a time.

July has been full of ups and downs. 

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Getting Craftsy

Before the end of my intensive community team, I had the chance to join an online art session run by a charity. It was so much more fun than I'd expected. Learnt a lot. Also bonded with the staff member and got to know more about her, which was lovely. 

I was also so happy I got the chance to get craftsy and did some arts and crafts with my own hands... I obviously suck at art...but I had so much fun...

And during that session, I realized how much I love "prompting" others to create art, whether it's a real human or AI...lol... because I kept making suggestions on what to try drawing 

Prior to the session, I kinda already had the "monster" theme in mind, because I knew I can't draw...and "monsters" are just fantasy creatures and no one can call them ugly because they're just imagined creatures. 

As this was my first time joining the online art group, I didn't know the instructor actually prepared sort of like a lesson plan and a theme/style, so I combined the abstract expressionism style of Paul Jackson Polluck (artist), my theme of "monsters" and my wish to try mug painting, all in one... and voila, my monster mug!!

The staff member that joined the group with me kindly named my monsters Toby and Harold, which coincidentally started with our initials. 

I ordered some acrylic pens to finish off my mug at home! 

And since it was the end of being under the care of this treatment team, which I've enjoyed working with and appreciated their support and got so much more out of it than I'd ever imagined, I decided to use my newfound creativity to create some art for each team member!

In my last session with the team, I played UNO flip with a new nurse...I made her draw like 30 cards from the draw pile in one go...somehow, she still managed to beat me at the game... she was so good at the game!! Can't believe it was her first time playing UNO flip! I had a great time though

New Chapter

The new plan moving forward was commuting to the hospital just twice a week and spend a couple of hours there for treatment, therapy and support. 

Instead of seeing several different staff members, I'd only see the same nurse each time. 

Over the last couple of weeks, we've had fun. Other than the UNO games that I usually played with like with the previous team, I also explored another type of art and craft...polymer clay! Needless to say, I ordered some clay on Amazon and started working on it at home as well as at the hospital. 

Summary: 

• As I've already had a 4-week extension with my current intensive community treatment team, it really was time to think about the next steps 
• So I started a 6-week trial/transition period to a more intensive level of community care, which would comprise of going in to the hospital daycare center for a minimum of 3 days a week, stay from morning till afternoon, then return home 
• Unfortunately, that didn't work out, because the treatment team and I had different goals and had entirely different expectations
• So we discussed the less intensive option (i.e. general outpatients), which had been what I'd been hoping for all this time...so I was so happy with the agreed plan moving forward
• Now I just commute to the hospital twice a week for monitoring and support and therapy sessions