Dear Jill This missive offers a conclusion to your journey , although it is not an end at all. This is a summary and a reflection of how you arrived to the point you are at now. Your compass fluctuates but now you see where each direction leads to and to who. A genre ofContinue reading “The Visionary Photographer?”
Category Archives: Methodology
Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act II)
If Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore could be themselves, why not me? It was here in Jersey I had a revelation. In fact I still have the postcard I bought in a small wooden frame everywhere I do creative work. It’s here with me now. It was to remind me that a person such asContinue reading “Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act II)”
Contextualising my Creative Practice (Act I)
About ‘Paper People’
Contextualising my Creative Practice (Prologue)
Where I fit in has always been a question without any answers and it’s something that has presented as a need to seek role models, or inspirers to give some, if not all, of my work context. From the early days of looking at others, mostly in films and television programmes, I sought to findContinue reading “Contextualising my Creative Practice (Prologue)”
Creative Connections and Conundrums
‘You are all over the place Jill’ I say to myself frustratingly. My ideas on what to write include so many facets which in turn create more and more connections to explore. Sorry, not Sorry. So, I NEED my creative self to speak my words that no one has heard. Otherwise I am unable toContinue reading “Creative Connections and Conundrums”
Moving forward
I want to look at some of the strengths and advantages of the being autistic. I say autistic rather than neurodiverse because that is my lived experience. The term neurodiverse encompasses a wide range of abilities that are different to neurotypical ways of thinking. In the paper by Livingston et al (2019), a study ofContinue reading “Moving forward”
Let’s look at some of the issues.
Disclaimer time: All this is my view and may or may not reflect other’s experience as neurodiverse and is not the views of any organisation, or institution. Mental health & wellbeing is a hot topic of late, especially due to increased isolation in covid-19 times. As a person who has not noticed much of aContinue reading “Let’s look at some of the issues.”
A Day in My Life
Processing one day at my university, studying part-time as a mature student who is neurodiverse. Please note that these photographs are intended to display my personal experience, personified through the figure in the photographs. The texts confirm the intention for the viewer. These are not intended as any criticism of anyone or any organisation. IContinue reading “A Day in My Life”
Exploration of Life as a Neurodiverse Creative 