Art in Times of Ill Health

By Laura McKendry

In this post, Laura McKendry shares her journey as an artist educator into the Art and Health space. She tells us how she began to realise the emotional and physical impact that art can have on those struggling with mental or physical health, or who exist in vulnerable spaces, as a tool to share deeply personal experiences that otherwise lie beyond words.

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Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children’s literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children’s book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond, and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists.

Paddington is also animated in stop motion. Paddington himself is a puppet in a three-dimensional environment, whilst other characters are paper cut-outs. The final television special used a slightly different technique using 2D drawn fully animated characters. Wikipedia

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