Peace In Painting by Jenny Watson We all express ourselves in different ways, some through actions, some through the spoken word, others through the written word. Scott Walker, aka Wingnut Walker, chooses to put paint on canvas to express the world around him. And what a colourful, detailed, intricate world it is! Talking Clydesider Editor • Creative
Student Solutions By Aidan MacDonald The last 12 months have been a struggle for everyone. From those who work in the NHS to those who have had to shield. It really has been a year to forget. One group significantly impacted by the pandemic is young people. From the constant stop-start of Clydesider Editor • Covid-19
Need vs Desire By Robert Wilson As a creative it is impossible to get away from the feeling that you need to achieve something to be successful. Perhaps for a film maker it’s to have a film on the big screen or to win an award. For me as a photographer it’ Clydesider Editor • Creative
https://clydesider.org/2021/05/07/peer-support-and-me/ Peer Support and Me By Emily Fraser Something brilliant happens when a person with mental health challenges, who has spent a lot of time fearing or hearing that they are different, inadequate, or a problem, discovers that all their exact life experiences – the inner struggles they work hard to overcome and to live with Clydesider • Mental Health
https://clydesider.org/2021/05/05/a-book-and-two-tins-of-food/ A Book and Two Tins of Food Words & Photos by Sarah Ann Dillon The time: a Saturday at the beginning of lockdown. The place: my kitchen. I have always been a great lover of books and read every day. Something. A novel, a magazine article, a poem, the back of the cornflakes packet. Anything, you get Clydesider • Mental Health
Art For Everyone Words by Amanda Eleftheriades Photos by Carolynn Bowman What started as a campaign over a mural on a local pizza shop has mushroomed into a virtual home for local creatives and art lovers, thanks to Dumbarton artist Carolynn Bowman. Carolynn was furious when she spotted Bangin Pizza’s Facebook post Clydesider Editor • Creative