My name is Sally, in 2001 I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety and BPD.
I turned a corner by moving to another smaller town and taking up some new creative hobbies. I did loom knitting projects, and French knitting, stencilling tiles. And making windchimes out of beads and crystals. I also made a few bits with air drying clay. But my main focus has been on creating 12 inch stained glass copper foil pieces.
I try to sell a few bits so the hobby can pay for itself. It’s the only way I can afford to continue.
My interpretation of the ‘Scream’ by Munch, came out of my identification with the person depicted in the piece. It looks like how being in the mental health system feels.
Everything is too much, too loud, too torturous.
Is the dark figure in the background really there? Is it just an hallucination? Where are the people I can hear? It sounds real! Where are they? I can’t stand it.
The faceless figure symbolises the reality that it can happen to anyone.
And finally the orange background reflects the beauty of the world around us and that even the darkest nights can be followed by the most amazing sunrise. Life can be beautiful.
More of Sally’s work can be seen here