Reimagining Chronic Pain through the Arts
Credit: Helen Wright It can be difficult for non-sufferers to appreciate the impact chronic pain can have on an individual’s outlook on life. This drawing tries to empathise with those suffering and their support network alike. Encouraging words mean so much, but even the very best intentions can fail to acknowledge the realities that may …
Watercolour Jaqueline Hopkins www.hop-art.co.uk A Way Through featured as the top prize in our first fundraising raffle. It is no surprise that we raised a significant amount and there were many very disappointed people! Luckily, Jaqueline donated the use of this graphically striking watercolour to our site. Jacqueline carefully chose this particular painting for us …
Professional Musician Alex Hammond was our very first commission for Something Chronic. We were positive that a drum solo could express the unremitting experience of Chronic pain and that Alex was the best person for the job. We spoke at length with Alex about what it was like to live with constant pain and we …