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The Cycle of Joy – A bit of insight from what I understand to be Joy
Blog post by WJC I have coached many sports and seeing people develop and find Joy in achieving is amazing, a deep part of my life. So when I had to stop sport due to weak bones, I switched my coaching to Art, and it works! I love leading workshops at Centrepieces Mental Health Arts Project as when people grow and achieve, I feel great! I realise that this is an experience of Joy. Joy is important as it fuels our inner being; so what is Joy? I find it difficult to put into words so here are some bullet… Read more
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Some thoughts about Joy
Blog post by WJC The Theo Paphitis Art Prize this year has chosen the theme of Joy for artists to respond to. This I found both challenging and thought provoking as Joy seems a somewhat difficult concept for someone with anxiety and depression! If they had set sadness. I would have been fine! Three weeks later, thank you LGC as the theme of Joy caused me to think hard and research what Joy is, and even why it’s a bit alien to me. The first and very important point for me is that a reason I do not relate to… Read more
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Things that stop your joy, feelings of failure
Blog Post by WJC If you’re new to this blog, I have entered the LGC X Theo Paphitis Art Prize which has the theme of Joy. Therefore I am blogging about Joy for August. This post is how I think about failure, as I do not want failure to prevent, or dampen, my experiences of Joy. Managing and living with my mental ill health has often led me to reflect on why I feel so bad but no one mentioned looking at why I feel good! This I think has led me to often think more about negative experiences than… Read more
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WJC: Choosing my entry to LGC X Theo Paphitis Art Prize
On this blog post, WJC, one of Centrepieces artists talks about joining the London Graphic Centre 2024 Art prize. I came to Art from a sports background and having developed weak bones and a broken leg I had to give up sport and now use my energy for producing art. So a competition? that’s right up my sporting streak, I love to compete, and scoring a goal is amazing. So combining art into a competition was irresistible for me. I volunteer as a workshop leader at Centrepieces and use my sports coaching to develop confidence to produce art in fellow… Read more
