L o r r a i n e
S m i t h
Identity:
A person can become separated
from family, friends and community for many reasons. These separations can be physical, emotional
and spiritual, and as a result the person experiencing this separation can lose
their sense of belonging and identity.
Without the support they become vulnerable and isolated.
To protect themselves from their
vulnerability ‘walls’ are built. It is
then sometimes difficult to reach the person through these defensive
barriers. For a time that person can
feel empty and lost; unable to find their true self. It is a dark time.
Gradually as new
feelings of self emerge and confidence builds, the vulnerability is chipped
away and the ‘wall’ is pulled away to reveal a new trust and hope for the
future. What once was dark emerges
in a new light.
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My dad is artistic and my mum has a love of all nature, so that
is where I began: endless walks along country lanes, collecting flowers and
drawing them so that their image did not fade. Sharing the experience,
and so it continues. I did the college thing and attained the bits of paper.
Developed my abilities and expanded my skills. Taught, and tried to
enthuse and motivate others in the same way. Found new directions,
tried and experienced new things, places, events and
arrived at where I am now. My work symbolises a memory. Printmaking,
photography, three -dimensional work; I specialise in nothing but encompass
everything if it floats a memory. |