Exhibitions, Published Work & News
Images from Bradford Industrial Museum Workshop ‘We Built This City’ and Current Exhibition - February 2023
Exhibition 2023 - ‘Unmasked’ at Bradford Industrial Museum
It gives me great pleasure (and a little anxiety) to announce my forthcoming exhibition of illustrations at Bradford Industrial Museum, 235 Moorside Rd, Eccleshill, Bradford BD2 3HP from Jan 31 2023 - May 29 2023, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, entitled ‘Unmasked’.
Here is the introduction;
Lindsay is an illustrator who lives in the Yorkshire Dales, where her family has a rich heritage.
She says ‘As a child, drawing was my safe place, and this theme has been a constant and passionate thread throughout my life. Recently diagnosed neurodivergent, drawing remains that place I go to express and explore my feelings about my experiences and the world around me, and this includes my mental health’.
As well as producing her own work Lindsay teaches and researches the benefits of creativity on mental health.
‘It’s my hope that taboos continue to be challenged and we can have an open dialogue around the range of different ways our brains function and related characteristic behaviours’.
I am also running a ‘meet the artist’ creative session with hourly demos 15/2 10-2pm. For more information, please click here.
Exhibition 2023 - Feature in Aspire Magazine
Aspire Magazine Yorkshire featured my upcoming exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum in Issue 93 here. I will be posting a full brief in December.
The Exploring You Journal - Available on Etsy
Would you or someone you know benefit from a wellbeing journal designed with Neurodiversity in mind…?
I have carefully designed the content of this journal to assist with your own personal journey, using evidence-based research around good mental health and building confidence. Written with neurodiversity in mind, the journal can be useful to teens and adults. It has 144 black and white and coloured pages, and is an A5 interactive hardback book.
Why design, write & illustrate this Journal?
The word neurodiversity refers to the diversity of all people, but it is often used in the context of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as other neurological or developmental conditions such as ADHD, and I write this journal with personal experience of Autism and ADHD. I am learning all the time about my own neurodivergence, so it’s fair to say whether ND or NT, we are all going to be different, and some topics in this journal will be more relatable than others.
There is so much evidence-based research around both journaling and drawing, that the health benefits of both cannot be denied. There's a strong connection between happiness and mindfulness. Journaling brings you into that state of mindfulness; problems in the past and future anxieties lose their edge in the present moment, whether you’re drawing, colouring, doodling or writing out how you feel. This internal learning experience can create empathy, and a better understanding of ourselves. Some examples of activities and contents include;
Setting healthy boundaries
Mental health prompts
Colouring
Doodling
Colour and mood
Different ways we learn
Celebrating diversity
Things we do just for fun
Role models and resilience
I produced 6 specific illustrations for this journal around the Six-factor Model of Psychological Wellbeing, which is a theory developed by Carol Ryff. It determines six factors which contribute to an individual's psychological well-being, contentment, and happiness. Psychological wellbeing consists of positive relationships with others, personal mastery, autonomy, a feeling of purpose and meaning in life, and personal growth and development. Psychological wellbeing is attained by achieving a state of balance affected by both challenging and rewarding life events. Carol said of my drawings “They are interesting and finely crafted”. Buy now.
Isabella and Us Issue 15 - Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums - Self Care Edition (Feb 2022)
The Positive Wellbeing Zine for Mums is a quarterly print publication of all things motherhood and positive wellbeing. It is more than ‘just a magazine’, it offers inspiration, information and relaxation for mums. The Zine is filled with a selection of articles around motherhood, self-care and positive wellbeing alongside beautiful illustrations and photography.
Vaine Magazine Issue 03
VAINE is a quarterly magazine made for and by emerging artists and writers. Issue 3 is dedicated to mental Health, and 50% of the proceeds go to ‘The Campaign Against Living Miserably’ (CALM), which is leading a movement against suicide. Every week 125 people in the UK take their own lives. And 75% of all UK suicides are male. CALM exists to change this. Join the campaign to take a stand against suicide.
My Wellbeing Art Journal
I designed, illustrated, wrote and self published this wellbeing art journal during lockdown 1, as a wellbeing creative tool / experience. Research suggests that journaling can help manage anxiety, reduce stress and help us cope with depression. It can also help prioritise problems, fears, and concerns, as well as track any symptoms day-to-day so that we can recognise triggers and learn ways to better control them. Journaling can provide an opportunity for positive self-talk and identify negative thoughts and behaviours (urmc.rochester.edu).
Dream Broad Magazine Issue 4
Dream Broad is a representation of devout sisterhood - exploring healthy relationships and cultivating community. This is a collection of a multi-faceted art and dedicated work. We strive to unite the intellectual and innovative artists.
Oh Magazine Issue 55
Illustrations for ‘The Way She Moves’
For this feature, I used traditional methods of acrylic and pencil on paper to embellish this article which was based around integrated medicine and energy healing.
WOMANKIND Issue 22
Womankind’s inaugural Art & Illustration Award was held in 2019 and received hundreds upon hundreds of entries from artists from around the globe.
The theme was ‘flower’, to which I submitted my entry ‘Daisy’, which made the final 5.
