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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week (10-16th May, 2021) and the theme is "nature". It's almost impossible to think about good mental health without considering the part that the natural world plays in it for us all.
Focusing your mind to nature and expressing this in art or a craft is calming and a reset from the bustle of our everyday lives.
No art is bad, it's all creation and deserves celebration.
Read MoreWhen Denise told me about this exhibition I was thrilled. It made me feel incredibly proud to have worked 20 years with the Castle Gallery. To be able to work with Denise and the staff at the Castle gallery for this long has been a complete privilege. I say this because the dedication the gallery has to the Artists are like no other. The volume of sales that we have achieved over the years have been a testament to the artist and gallery relationship.
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