Karen Steele - Reflective Journal

So I tried paint pouring today, love 💖

FMP WORK

BCOT'S first ever wheelchair user model in the 2016 BA Hons Textiles for Fashion show - the proudest moment of my life so far.....

Incredible styling..ah sweet inspiration

Disabled models take to catwalk in wheelchairs for NYFW The FTL Moda Loving You, show was held in collaboration with Fondazione Vertical - an Italian foundation supporting research to find a cure for spinal cord injuries.

And I'm done.....😜😍👠😴✈️

JUXTAPOSE

nearly there...................

BCOT Media students using my garments for a make-up shoot - so much fun

STUDIO WORK/SAMPLES/EARLYSTAGES/TYEDYE/ACIDDYE

Inked

Sketchbook development- polychromatic printing on silk mix fabrics- development of deeper colour results.

However, the problem with bipolar disorder in present time is that drug treatment often vanquishes the creativity in the patient. (5) In earlier days when drug therapy was not implemented, the creativity would be free. Yet, through the attempt for affected people to cope with day to day living, their creativity must be sacrificed. It is remarkable how these "afflicted" persons exude extraordinary creativity. Therapists and researchers are on the constant search to provide treatment for the debilitating symptoms. In the case of bipolar disorder, the world benefits from the mood swings endured by a large percentage of these patients. Though their ability to function properly is of utmost concern, since the cycling between manic and depressive phases is so traumatic and energy depleting, the unusual existence of creativity of such caliber in these people is something to conserve. As more effective drug treatment is being sought after, hopefully there will be medication that will permit the creative genius of the patients and allow them to function in society as well.

One common feature in mania or hypomania is the increase in unusually creative thinking and productivity. (2, 3, 5, 7) The manic factor contributes to an increased frequency and fluency of thoughts due to the cognitive difference between normalcy and mania. (2, 5) Manic people often speak and think in rhyme or alliteration more than non-manic people. (2, 5) In addition, the lifestyles of manic-depressives in their manic phase is comparable to those of creative people. Both groups function on very little sleep, restless attitudes, and they both exhibit depth and emotion beyond the norm. (2, 5) Biologically speaking, the manic state is physically alert. That is, it can respond quickly and intellectually with a range of changes (i.e. emotional, perceptual, behavioral). (5) The manic perception of life is one without bounds. This allows for creativity because the person feels capable of anything. It is as if the walls, which inhibit the general population, do not exist in manic people, allowing them to become creative geniuses. They understand a part of art, music, and literature which normal people do not attempt. The manic state is in sharp contrast to the depressive phase of bipolar patients. In their depressed phase, patients only see gloom and boundaries. They feel helpless, and out of this helplessness comes the creativity. (5) The only way bipolar patients can survive their depressed phases, oftentimes, is to unleash their despondency through some creative work. (5, 3)
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1726

Bipolar Disorder and the Creative Genius | Serendip Studio Biology 202 1998 Third Web Reports On Serendip

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Hyperreality..................................just saying

hiya studio.....im back

my space this year.......not!

How to Keep Your House Clean An updated guide to keeping house shows readers the pleasure of living in a tidy home

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13 Unusual Soviet Bus Stops A new book captures weird and wonderful bus stops from the Soviet era