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Tag: mental health

November 9, 2022

Practicing yesterday’s blog

So a quiet studio day. One youngster aged around 2 drew for Art for fun and his mum bought some items. Another customer bought two cards apart from that today I drew on more paper bags for the shop and posted latest piece to my printer for new Christmas card design. I sat outside until …

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November 8, 2022

My art and mental health are entwined

I started my art journey that led to AndyKnillArt etc in 2015. It was my mindful exercise to take my mind off school and work. In the journey of my life since 2015 that link has been one of positive support for my mental health. However, I go through points where I feel a need …

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January 11, 2024

Embracing my mental health journey

As part of covid / lockdowns etc I have read an increasing number of business networks and shared my story. In October 2021 I featured in Happiful magazine. I have now had a blog posted through d’entrepreneur. Feedback is welcomed. https://www.dentrepreneur.uk/2022/01/andy-knill/

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September 16, 2021

Mental health and Art

When I spent some money earlier in the year on PR we looked at how the impact of art on my mental health would be suitable for some publications – today the online edition of the October edition of Happiful magazine features me and my art in the True life section. I will have a …

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July 28, 2021

A brave new world

Yesterday I set off a chain of events that will end up with my business no longer having a bricks and mortar base. So why such a decision 2/3 of the way through a tenancy that is being successful in terms of my sales? For those of you that follow my blog and read many …

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May 17, 2021

The Courtyard Studio – Changes

As I have hinted at previously the working connection between myself and the ‘other artist’ (OA) have been strained for a long time. Yesterday I advanced my new plans by writing a handwritten letter to the OA and included a cheque to cover the sales I had taken for them from 1 to 15 of …

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February 8, 2021

Be self kind

Here in lockdown 3 time has little meaning beyond the daily cycle as no end is in sight when we might reopen the shop. Combined with poor sleep at night means my mental health flattens, I am aware of it and today is a ‘day off’ to recuperate a bit. I came to art to …

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November 24, 2020

How life can change – 24/11/2016 to 2020

This blog has focused on developing as an artist. There is sometimes some reference to what came before. Today on Facebook memories a post came up from four years ago which I can acknowledge shows just how far I have come in that time. As a teacher for the last few years of my career …

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July 28, 2017

AndyKnillArt News Update July 28th

Hi, I have gone quiet in the last three weeks due to work on some commissions which ultimately did not work out, a period of introspection and a gap in events to sell at. I will be quietly developing work in the background. I am next displaying work and offering work for sale at the …

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June 8, 2017

AndyKnillArt News from PAW 2017 Day 13

Thursday 8th June Well a dry but breezy start so more grass cutting before opening up. Today I had 13 visitors, many walkers caught out by the conditions on the way out to the Tout. Wet and breezy. The weather did dry up for a period. The studio was so cool I even went back …

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