Creative for a Second Project 2010: part 2

Here is my second piece of work for the C4a 2nd Project. It's a series of seven images called 'Is it All in my Head?' and tries to deal with conflicting emotions around having a chronic illness which some people don't believe in.

#1 Is It All in my Head ?

# 2 What if they're right ? What if I'm Mad ?

#3 Praying for a Miracle: Less Talk, Less Arguing, More Action PLEASE

#4 How Do I Live my Life ?

#5 Put Up or Shut Up

#6 Sometimes I've Just Had Enough

#7 Can I Still See Myself ?

Creative for a Second Project 2010

At the beginning of the year, Kirrily Anderson, curator and organiser of the 'Creative for a Second' project approached me to see if I would like to be part of her second project.

The project is about and for creativity and people with M.E. Kirrily lives in Australia and this 2010 project consists of journals being sent to participants all over the world. They can write, draw paint, include photographs...put whatever they like in the journal for the two weeks it stays with them. At the end of that period the journal must be sent on to the next participant and finally back to Kirrily so that she can collate the work for an exhibition.

So far there are 6 journals and, I think, about 60 participants. There is a Facebook so we can share what we have been creating and the range of work is amazing.

Last week the journal, which is about 5.5" x 5", dropped onto my mat. It was my turn.

So far , I have been creating a little photographic triptych called 'Dead Rabbit'. The images are photos, layered on top of each other, mounted on card and then stitched...some with rabbit fur.

m.e. m.e.m.e.

I saw this trapped dead rabbit and thought of m.e.

Snared