I do not write from an academic position or as a self-proclaimed expert. I write as someone who is living with the loss I can almost not acknowledge. He’s away somewhere. He’s busy. I cannot call him to tell him of any triumphs or how I told one of my managers that I could seeContinue reading “The Autistic Grief Process”
Category Archives: Point of view
The Visionary Photographer?
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?”
Project – Hidden
The visual explorations and past encounters with brick walls. The social model of disability states that our environments disable us by not being accessible. New catchphrase… Remember- It takes more than a ramp to make a place ‘accessible’
Hidden in Plain Sight (part 2)
Who are the ‘hidden in plain sight? Let’s notice those around us; those who serve our coffee, those behind the cash register, those next to you on a train, those trying to put your call through to the right person, those who answer your enquiry, those who deliver your post, those who clean your school,Continue reading “Hidden in Plain Sight (part 2)”
Hiding in plain sight
Today is the day I need to disassociate to manage. I need time in my head for discourse and reflection, for thoughts to be free to astralplane across continents and seas.
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”
The Autistic Pov
If you’re shut awayAre you hiding or captive?If there are unknown questionsTo demanded answersAre you silent or silenced? The navigation is that whichMust be made, without compass or sign.To not make the journey seems the easier pathAnd the walls can be built.But… If you’re shut awayAre you hiding or captive?If there are unknown questionsTo demandedContinue reading “The Autistic Pov”
Recognising ‘blind spots’
I have several confessions. I find it quite funny really. For example, I didn’t understand how to leave school so I stayed on to do A levels then art foundation and a fine art degree. A teacher in the 80s said you should go to art college. Oh, ok says I. I confess I didn’tContinue reading “Recognising ‘blind spots’”
Exploration of Life as a Neurodiverse Creative 