As we all know life is full of ups and downs and sometimes the downs shut us down and make us feel that what we are doing isn't worth doing at all. I have had two back operations and have spent the majority of 7 years in chronic pain. There have been many, many days when I feel like just giving up, but then I drag myself out to the shop and let all the bad flow out of my head and focus on creating something that makes me happy whether it be a photograph , a sculpture etc. Art has been a big part of my therapy, and I feel that if I would have let it go, I would not be the person I am today. In time I would love to be a professional artist with