I’m a disabled, bedbound, self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist and writer working in a variety of visual in pen, ink, acrylic, watercolour, pastel and mixed media. who believes that disability has opened up a unique way of seeing and inhabiting my own world.
Living with a disability has had its challenging times of doubt, overwhelm, and insecurity, My own impression of Sync is nurturing a sense of sacredness in our bodies and our lives. Within society, I struggle to find meaningful change and exchange, navigating the world with difficulty with a lack of caring and compassionate presence. With this project I feel included and held, while having a sense of gentleness and an exploratory commitment to being heard without judgement.
“The Sync Re-Ignite Leadership program has created a welcoming community for me that hasn’t always existed before, and I’m truly lucky to be part of it. Working with such an amazing family of leaders inspires me to focus on the very foundations of my beliefs: that we all have an important viewpoint to be heard, a responsibility to break barriers within society of what disability can accomplish, while playing a part in making this world a more inclusive and equitable place for us and for our future Crip communities. Being part of this cohort is giving me another way of seeing and interpreting Crip spaces, and I envision this project to facilitate community-engaged arts experiences within every form of disability-driven communities.”
