Powerful and utterly coherent, another re-blog, this time from an original piece by Caitlin Moran, author, broadcaster, TV critic and columnist at The Times.
© 2012 Times Newspapers Ltd. All rights reserved
The DNA Spiral by Charles Jencks
The latest research relating to connections between mental health and creativity has just been referenced on the BBC News site. We’d thought we’d republish a link here.
After a quick straw poll around the office and friends we’re all agreed that everyone has some creativity in them and as mentioned in our About section, we all tread a fine line between wellness and dis-ease, whether we consider ourselves creative or not.
Here’s a link to the BBC news story: Creativity ‘closely entwined with mental illness’ by Michelle Roberts
What do you think?
Since writing this piece we came across the following blog post by Howard Robinson on ‘The Unofficial Blog for Brit Writers and Writers Everywhere!’ It refers to the same research as the BBC and adds some interesting comment to the whole question, from a writer’s perspective. With thanks to Brit Writers and Howard Robinson.
Here’s the link: http: You don’t have to be mad to be a writer, but maybe it helps! by Howard Robinson
From music to art and from Mind to SANE, we’re onto our next project.
Armadillo Central artist Jennifer Copley-May has just agreed to pledge 10% from each sale of her new Tao prints to The Fine Line Project.
Jennifer Copley-May Tao Armadillo Central
“This painting, which I have called Tao, symbolises for me the ever evolving universe and our lives in it. Attitudes towards mental health/illness evolve too and they have long been a concern both for personal reasons and in the context of the wider world.
Taoism in its more pragmatic form has interested me for a long time. I recently dipped back into the ‘Tao of Politics, Lessons of the Masters of Huainan’, a book full of everyday wisdom, very profound and yet easy to read. The version I have has been translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. One aphorism seemed particularly relevant: “Those who comprehend the Tao are not focused only on themselves, they are also connected to the world.”
It seemed appropriate therefore to use Tao as my contribution to raising funds for The Fine Line Project.”
Tao, which has been reproduced from an original watercolour painting, is printed on heavyweight 310 gsm Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper using archival inks and is available in 2 sizes from www.armadillocentral.com.
Find out more about SANE’s crucial work via their website, linked from our Charities page.
Photographer Patrick Barthes has just resurfaced with some more shots from The Fine Line Project Mind Benefit at The Troubadour.
And we’ve had some more donations in. Cheque presentation story coming up soon, in the meantime, hope you enjoy these…
BLUESCLUB BAND
YOLANDA CHARLES’ THE DEEP MO
BLACK RIVER WILD
Live at The Troubadour Club, June 2012 forThe Fine Line Project Mind Benefit.
If you’re using any of these pictures for publication elsewhere on the web, please respect copyright conventions and be sure to credit both the photographer and The Fine Line Project. If you want prints, please get in touch with us. Thank you! It’s all for a good cause.
It’s been a tough call picking the best from an already brilliant selection by ace photographers Patrick Barthes and Martina Weselowski – if you’re after something in particular, give us a shout. You can contact us in the comments section of WordPress, by email (see ‘About ‘section), Facebook or Twitter.
If you’re using any of these pictures for publication elsewhere on the web, please respect copyright conventions and be sure to credit both the photographer and The Fine Line Project. If you want prints, please get in touch with us. Thank you! It’s all for a good cause.
Here goes….kicking off with BluesClub, followed by Yolanda Charles’ The Deep Mo, Black River Wild, Max Fletcher and for the late owls, DJ Liam Rogue State Wild.
Enjoy!
Yes, yes, the gig’s today!
Last few tickets will be on the door at The Troubadour Club, London at 8 (show starts 8.30) – £15.
Who’s playing?
Here’s the full line up:
BLUESCLUB: William Topley, Guy Fletcher, John Illsley, Robbie McIntosh, Danny Cummings, Peter Hope-Evans
YOLANDA CHARLES’ THE DEEP MO: Yolanda Charles, Mike Winawer, Jack Pollitt, John Robertson, Rickardo Reid
BLACK RIVER WILD: Kester Hynds, Blake Robson, Jamie Shaw
MAX FLETCHER
That’s a lot of talent, all under one roof tonight. Look forward to seeing you there!
Check the fantastic write up by journalist and author Stephanie Zia on her blog, Confessions of an Author, about BluesClub and The Troubadour Club.
Cheers Stephanie!
We’re also using this pre-gig excitement to thank Fine Art Solutions, who usually work on fine art and photographic prints but who’ve very kindly printed up some superb quality posters for our publicity campaign – rock ‘n roll! See them (the posters that is) at The Troubadour and elsewhere from tomorrow.
Yes, yes, we still have a few tickets left for this unmissable evening – get yours now from www.armadillocentral.com.
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Zia
