Healing Art

Much of the last 20 years has been about meeting people at The Oracle Gallery. There has been many interesting unfoldings and I've been privileged to meet  many incredible people. There has been a lot of conversation face to face but I've never really shared it with the wider world. One of my favourite days out is going to visit my friend Jenny in Freshwater. It's a fabulous drive along the coastal road from Chale to Freshwater Bay.... and then usually half an hours drive round Freshwater trying to find Jenny's house, which hasn't moved, but I  can never seem to remember where it is. The nub of our conversation as it turns out, was some throw away sentences at the end of a four hour talking rally. Roll back a few days previously. Days in the gallery take on all dynamics. It is like an energy vortex and I always forget that it seems to draw people in at lightening speed. There'll be many quiet days which involve me pootling about or being high as a kite w...

It's always a fantastic experience to watch young people being creative. When you completely remove the subject and encourage them to create freely, the results are always incredible. By being completely in their joy, they become channels for such vibrant and expressive art. Without words, their art has the power to awaken many.....purely by the energy of it. Through working in this way regularly, everyone - whatever their age, develops self esteem, confidence, balanced mental health. They become happier individuals and it makes you realise how much uniqueness is stripped away from a person throughout their existence here. Without exception - 99% of the time, students arrive unable to express fully. It's as if they are broken somehow - and they are. Our system of schooling that drills everyone to be the same so that the correct box can be ticked, just isn't working. It's actually failing many. What everyone actually needs is to be connected to the ener...