Operating for the last ten years under the auspices of Headway East, SUBMIT TO LOVE STUDIOS is a collective of self-taught artists who have all survived brain injuries. This week they are opening a shop at 93 Kingsland Rd, E2 8AG, for five days from Monday until Friday with an exhibition of works for sale and a range of activities daily.
Errol Drysdale – ‘In my mind, Art is a Godsend. It’s a peaceful thing to do.’
Jon Barry
Sandra St Hilaire - ‘I enjoy creating my Art work as I didn’t know I could draw before.’
Sam Jevon - ‘I only discovered Art after my accident, I find I have a lot of concentration and patience.’
Sean – ‘I just enjoy doing it, I’d never done it before. I don’t think about it too much. For some reason I enjoy doing oil pastels’
Brian Searle - ‘Art is about learning through opportunities when accidents come along – learning how to take that opportunity and make Art out of it. In my artist’s statement, I call it a ‘happy-accident style.’ That’s when the best Art comes along – through happy accidents.’
Nicholas Mayers - ‘Art work is a funny thing. However, you make it up as you go along.’
Cecil Waldron
Naila Ai
Chris Miller
Freddie Irshad - ‘Each short or long project I do gives me ideas for my next project and helps me explore the hidden talent within myself. Art is something I used to run away from, but thanks to a friend I was brought back into the Art room’
Chippy Aiton
Shinobu Soya - ‘I come in here, I don’t think about anything I just do it.’
Sandra Lott - ‘At 57 age I finally had to sketch and succeed at last – Garden Landscaping, Tree Native Plants, Florals, Herbs.’
Tirzah Mileham - ‘I love Art. It helps me do things of how I’m feeling, and drawing or making things I like, and also for my family.’
Peter Lawrence
Tony Allen - ‘I do love Art, you can do absolutely anything you want as long as you don’t go overboard. You get a chance to put down things you think of and share it with everyone.’
Stephen Staunton
Mark Taylor - ‘I lose myself in painting, it makes me more relaxed, it makes me concentrate. The confidence it gives me when I see the end product is unbelievable.’
Joseph Hector
Richard Symes - ‘It’s a great place to come to, in my case it really tests my concentration, it’s a place where I can practise getting things done.’
Mark Bishop
Theresa Malcolm - ‘Even though I find it frustrating sometimes, I really enjoy seeing the finished piece.’
Richard Moss
SUBMIT TO LOVE STUDIOS at 92 Kingsland Rd, E2 8AG – 8th-15th May, 11am – 7pm
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