BIPED - a Publishing service in the armoury of an anti-stigma campaign

[Rodney Yates]

I operate BIPED on a voluntary basis. It is a Publishing service for people with mental health needs, working specifically with motivating people to be Positive with their creativity, by improving opportunities and widening scope for furtherance through quality presentation of their Creative writing and Artwork, which is then made available for dissemination. This instils a sense of achievement and improves self-esteem as they explore the possibilities of their chosen medium and develop their aptitudes and skills towards greater achievements.

In encouraging the pursuit of their artistry there is an ulterior objective - that of dislodging the negative and abusive perceptions which are out there, and will persist unless they are displaced by an upsurge of flair and imagination, best encouraged and expressed by ourselves using our strengths, not from the second-hand hearsay and under-currents which denigrate by association and dwell upon our imperfections - which is effectively what stigmatising is.

This Project has small and modest beginnings and needs Sponsorship from charities if it is to grow and extend its activities, and gain momentum to achieve the goals and objectives shared across the board - to remove stigma and discrimination as a factor in the lives of our people. A creative solution which is embedded with our improving prospects as artists exploring new techniques and renewed with fresh inspiration to express something of ourselves through our gifts - and from there to have something from us which we can contribute in our communities - is as a statement from us as well as a reinstatement for us. What could be more Central to objectives within supportive institutions than that?

If you would like to browse this site, we can be found at:-
http://memphasis.ning.com

Please feel free to sign up if this is for you!

[Jill]

Hi Rodney

I like the picture you now have round the sides of your site. Did you do it yourself?

Bye for Now
Jill

[Rodney Yates]

It is the work of a talented artist who currently prefers anonymity! His work was in an Exhibition on display during Nottingham's Mental Health Awareness weeks, in the Waterstone's Gallery last year.

Do you approve of the tenor of our Project? I hope, within our terms of reference, to host as many casual artists', writers' and photographers' work as possible, including photos of people's ceramics, sculptures, model-making, music compositions, lyrics, etc., all recorded through photography, though we have no plans to market these directly on site.

Very happy, therefore, to be able to work in association with your site. If you can come up with a wording for posting a link to Creative Cafe, I shall go ahead asap.

Thankyou, Jill, for your help and support! We are still in formative stages but in terms of writing, we already have a representative, if not a complete range of formats and maybe contributors will start to pour in soon.

[Jill]

Hi Rodney

Do you know any of the Lost Artists group members who have recently joined from Nottingham way? Our member Richard Burton introduced them.

You can always link to Creative Cafe with one of the badges. You can get the code at the link at bottom right. I will get one of your badges and stick it up when I can as well.

I like to see opportunities for people with and without mental health disabilities to express their creativity and your group is encouraging that isn't it Rodney.

Bye for Now
Jill

[Rodney Yates]

I think someone called Willow Merryweather is one of the Lost Artists. Not in direct touch, but I know where they operate - so they're not that lost...
our next Exhibition will be the last one from Heathcote Arts - the centre is being closed down, with no alternative arrangements. Very sad to have us persecuted by the very people who are commissioned to our care and draw their own livelihoods from credit for perfoming their duty towards us. We are supposed to be bound into servitude to G. Brown and his cronies.

[Jill]

Hi Rodney

Quite a few of the lost artists have joined Creative Cafe. Richard Burton is away at the moment but Johanna Sharland is friendly if you want to get intouch about them.

Did you see the blog I have done on the NHS providing art music and dance therapy for people with mental health disabilities?

Bye for Now
Jill

[Rodney Yates]

Work by Willow Merryweather of Lost Artists

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A recent work by Willow Merryweather, of Lost Artists

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