{"id":1886,"date":"2015-08-11T10:18:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T10:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maglusstylus.com\/blog\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2015-08-18T11:20:41","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T11:20:41","slug":"art-and-mental-health-yvonne-j-foster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maglusstylus.com\/blog\/art-and-mental-health-yvonne-j-foster\/","title":{"rendered":"Art and Mental health – Yvonne J Foster"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve a guest blogger this week, a lovely friend and user of Maglus – Yvonne J Foster<\/a>. Yvonne is a Brighton based artist and designer. Using iPad, photography, collage and her general scribblings, she creates her own world. We think Yvonne’s work is very special and the story behind it is even more inspirational. <\/p>\n

Read on and enjoy looking at some of her beautiful pieces… <\/em> <\/p>\n

Hi, Yvonne here. I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself and what I do. So…here goes!<\/p>\n

I simplify portraits of people and remove all their complications. I break down images into each component part, shape and colour. I love to disappear into my work and get caught up in the details.<\/p>\n

I also use art as a means to process my thoughts and emotions. In 2011 during a breakdown I began to document events using altered photographs, words and layered images. I didn\u2019t have a way to describe what I was feeling or the mental pain I was experiencing, so I took photographs, drew pictures and used whatever words I could.<\/p>\n\n\t\t