Creativity and Letting Go
by June Graham When you do something creative there is a sense in which you have to let go and take a step into the unknown. That’s how I felt before the first Sarah’s Sanctuary art workshop which was held in An Lanntair on Wednesday 1 st May, funded by SeeMe Scotland as part of their campaign against stigma in mental health. I lost my sister Liz to suicide in 2019 and it has been hard to see anything positive or productive coming out of that experience. It was like losing a stone in a wall that was supporting many other stones in unseen ways and when that stone is taken out, all the stones around and above it lose their place. By taking part in this art project, I hope that something positive will come out of it, even if that isn’t immediately obvious to me. Liz was an artist and my hope is that taking part in an art project will help me remember and appreciate Liz for who she was and not just how she died. The workshops are facilitated by Jane Harlington of Blue PigStudio . ...