Lorna Collins
@sensinglorna.bsky.social
Artist | Writer | Creative Health/Auto-ethnographic Researcher | Philosopher | Lived experience | Brain injury | Organic psychosis | Madness | Recovery
TEDx: How Creativity Revived Me
TEDx: How Creativity Revived Me
Many exciting things are happening. Watch this space. #ACreativeTransformation
@headwayuk.bsky.social
@uclh.bsky.social
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
Coconuts, Belgium
University of Messina, Sicily
and more.
#acquiredbraininjury #recovery #psychosis #organicpsychosis #art #community
@headwayuk.bsky.social
@uclh.bsky.social
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
Coconuts, Belgium
University of Messina, Sicily
and more.
#acquiredbraininjury #recovery #psychosis #organicpsychosis #art #community
May 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Many exciting things are happening. Watch this space. #ACreativeTransformation
@headwayuk.bsky.social
@uclh.bsky.social
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
Coconuts, Belgium
University of Messina, Sicily
and more.
#acquiredbraininjury #recovery #psychosis #organicpsychosis #art #community
@headwayuk.bsky.social
@uclh.bsky.social
@unibirmingham.bsky.social
Coconuts, Belgium
University of Messina, Sicily
and more.
#acquiredbraininjury #recovery #psychosis #organicpsychosis #art #community
Nevertheless, she persisted (see text in the picture)…
April 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Nevertheless, she persisted (see text in the picture)…
In the midst of #ACreativeTransformation in Manchester with workshop leader Eleanor May Blackburn. We all wrote something unique, but were united in our earnestness to express ourselves, given the opportunity, the stimulus and freedom to say what we want. A special moment.
Report out soon🌟
#writing
Report out soon🌟
#writing
April 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In the midst of #ACreativeTransformation in Manchester with workshop leader Eleanor May Blackburn. We all wrote something unique, but were united in our earnestness to express ourselves, given the opportunity, the stimulus and freedom to say what we want. A special moment.
Report out soon🌟
#writing
Report out soon🌟
#writing
I am at Euston station heading up 🔝 for #ACreativeTransformation in Manchester! A writing workshop for young people with lived experience of #acquiredbraininjury. Epic 🌟☄️✨
April 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I am at Euston station heading up 🔝 for #ACreativeTransformation in Manchester! A writing workshop for young people with lived experience of #acquiredbraininjury. Epic 🌟☄️✨
I am absolutely thrilled to have a feature in @headwayuk.bsky.social's Spring newsletter. This is about my story of recovery, my work with #ACreativeTransformation and how I advocate using the arts to support living with acquired brain injury. www.headway.org.uk/media/12887/...
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I am absolutely thrilled to have a feature in @headwayuk.bsky.social's Spring newsletter. This is about my story of recovery, my work with #ACreativeTransformation and how I advocate using the arts to support living with acquired brain injury. www.headway.org.uk/media/12887/...
There are a few spaces left in the #ACreativeTransformation writing workshop for young people and young carers of people with lived experience of brain injury in Manchester on April 4.
Don’t miss this opportunity, sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...
Please tell everyone you know!
Don’t miss this opportunity, sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...
Please tell everyone you know!
March 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
There are a few spaces left in the #ACreativeTransformation writing workshop for young people and young carers of people with lived experience of brain injury in Manchester on April 4.
Don’t miss this opportunity, sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...
Please tell everyone you know!
Don’t miss this opportunity, sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-fo...
Please tell everyone you know!
Yesterday I was squawking at Malorees Junior School! I gave 6 classes to little people in years 3, 4 and 6. We made up incredible stories, performed them and started writing. These sessions were based on my beloved “Squawk: A Book of Bird Adventures”, which you can buy here: amzn.eu/d/i4AmP08
March 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Yesterday I was squawking at Malorees Junior School! I gave 6 classes to little people in years 3, 4 and 6. We made up incredible stories, performed them and started writing. These sessions were based on my beloved “Squawk: A Book of Bird Adventures”, which you can buy here: amzn.eu/d/i4AmP08
February 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Here it is: “ACT2 on NRU”
Using visual arts to tell our stories after brain injury, a course of art workshops with inpatients at the Neurorehabilitation Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, April-May 2025.
Find out more: email lorna.collins6@nhs.net
acreativetransformation.org
Using visual arts to tell our stories after brain injury, a course of art workshops with inpatients at the Neurorehabilitation Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, April-May 2025.
Find out more: email lorna.collins6@nhs.net
acreativetransformation.org
February 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Here it is: “ACT2 on NRU”
Using visual arts to tell our stories after brain injury, a course of art workshops with inpatients at the Neurorehabilitation Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, April-May 2025.
Find out more: email lorna.collins6@nhs.net
acreativetransformation.org
Using visual arts to tell our stories after brain injury, a course of art workshops with inpatients at the Neurorehabilitation Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, April-May 2025.
Find out more: email lorna.collins6@nhs.net
acreativetransformation.org
Everyone needs a ginger cat in their lives. Here is Mr. Tigga, purring, determined to preen away all our worries or concerns. The phone is in the way, sorry Mr. T. He's determined to get as close as possible ...❤️🩹...
February 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Everyone needs a ginger cat in their lives. Here is Mr. Tigga, purring, determined to preen away all our worries or concerns. The phone is in the way, sorry Mr. T. He's determined to get as close as possible ...❤️🩹...
It’s very wet and blowy…I’m in Stratford, bringing #ACreativeTransformation to @ucl.ac.uk. I'm meeting a student who is joining and evaluating the project, and giving a #LivedExperience seminar about the brain, trauma and creativity. It is always inspiring to meet the MASc #CreativeHealth students!
January 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It’s very wet and blowy…I’m in Stratford, bringing #ACreativeTransformation to @ucl.ac.uk. I'm meeting a student who is joining and evaluating the project, and giving a #LivedExperience seminar about the brain, trauma and creativity. It is always inspiring to meet the MASc #CreativeHealth students!
Exciting update about our writing workshop for young people in Manchester. We can give each participant up to £30 to support travel expenses to attend the event. If you are interested in joining us do get in touch, we would love to support you to come along. Sign up here: shorturl.at/daPPU
January 22, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Exciting update about our writing workshop for young people in Manchester. We can give each participant up to £30 to support travel expenses to attend the event. If you are interested in joining us do get in touch, we would love to support you to come along. Sign up here: shorturl.at/daPPU
Today I am at the Neurorehabilitation Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, planning the course of workshops we are running for inpatients in the Spring. I am excited, grateful and feeling very creative with this opportunity. #ACreativeTransformation
January 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Today I am at the Neurorehabilitation Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, planning the course of workshops we are running for inpatients in the Spring. I am excited, grateful and feeling very creative with this opportunity. #ACreativeTransformation
Awesome day with #ACreativeTransformation at Headway Surrey. We were recruiting participants to make films called 'User guides to acquired brain injury', made by and for people with lived experience. Great to work with project partner Beth and the Headway team in this exciting, creative venture.
January 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Awesome day with #ACreativeTransformation at Headway Surrey. We were recruiting participants to make films called 'User guides to acquired brain injury', made by and for people with lived experience. Great to work with project partner Beth and the Headway team in this exciting, creative venture.
‘Writing for wellbeing through lived experience of brain injury’, a workshop on March 7th for young people + young carers (aged 16-25) of people with #livedexperience of #braininjury, led by neurodivergent actor/poet Eleanor Blackburn at 42nd Street, Manchester. Sign up here: bit.ly/WritingForWe...
January 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
‘Writing for wellbeing through lived experience of brain injury’, a workshop on March 7th for young people + young carers (aged 16-25) of people with #livedexperience of #braininjury, led by neurodivergent actor/poet Eleanor Blackburn at 42nd Street, Manchester. Sign up here: bit.ly/WritingForWe...
It is a strange experience to be reading a review of the immensely stimulating 'Too Mad to be True III: The Paradoxes of Madness' conference, only to discover a discussion of my very own intervention. MAD FAME! open.substack.com/pub/awaisaft...
#madsky #philsky #philosky
#madsky #philsky #philosky
January 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It is a strange experience to be reading a review of the immensely stimulating 'Too Mad to be True III: The Paradoxes of Madness' conference, only to discover a discussion of my very own intervention. MAD FAME! open.substack.com/pub/awaisaft...
#madsky #philsky #philosky
#madsky #philsky #philosky
A different plane of seeing, expressed clumsily — impossible to capture.
January 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A different plane of seeing, expressed clumsily — impossible to capture.
Anyone else in need of a rescue after Christmas? Mr. Tigga has your remedy. Rest up and be calm…
December 31, 2024 at 11:14 AM
Anyone else in need of a rescue after Christmas? Mr. Tigga has your remedy. Rest up and be calm…
…the dogs’ Christmas, in front of the fire 🔥 ❤️
December 28, 2024 at 5:17 AM
…the dogs’ Christmas, in front of the fire 🔥 ❤️
A recent commission of a young horse whose untimely, horrific death really touched me. I felt very emotional as I painted his beautiful profile and reflection, dancing away but somehow always here.
Watercolour, pastel, graphite on paper.
#artsky #paintersky ❤️🩹
Watercolour, pastel, graphite on paper.
#artsky #paintersky ❤️🩹
December 22, 2024 at 5:48 AM
A recent commission of a young horse whose untimely, horrific death really touched me. I felt very emotional as I painted his beautiful profile and reflection, dancing away but somehow always here.
Watercolour, pastel, graphite on paper.
#artsky #paintersky ❤️🩹
Watercolour, pastel, graphite on paper.
#artsky #paintersky ❤️🩹
The new logo for #ACreativeTransformation, ACT 2. What do you think? We have much to do in 2025. Watch out for creative outbursts in #film, #poetry, performance, visual arts, #storytelling in eXtended Reality with #AI Technology and more -- for people with lived experience of acquired #braininjury.
December 20, 2024 at 9:19 AM
The new logo for #ACreativeTransformation, ACT 2. What do you think? We have much to do in 2025. Watch out for creative outbursts in #film, #poetry, performance, visual arts, #storytelling in eXtended Reality with #AI Technology and more -- for people with lived experience of acquired #braininjury.
A bear I saw, with clawed paws that were stamps of my own handprints. Curious. So I drew it.
December 18, 2024 at 9:48 AM
A bear I saw, with clawed paws that were stamps of my own handprints. Curious. So I drew it.
Top beat news! #ACreativeTransformation #ACT2 = funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. The project begins on 1/1/25 making films, working with artificial intelligence, performing poetry with young people + visual art workshops with inpatients, always supporting people with acquired brain injury.
December 12, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Top beat news! #ACreativeTransformation #ACT2 = funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. The project begins on 1/1/25 making films, working with artificial intelligence, performing poetry with young people + visual art workshops with inpatients, always supporting people with acquired brain injury.
Suggestions please: I’m looking for a place to take my beloved registered Pets As Therapy dogs Wilby and Foxy, ideally a centre supporting people with brain injury, or I’m open to suggestions…a place around Buckinghamshire or Oxford. Wilby and Foxy give so much…I just want to share this. ❤️🩹
December 11, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Suggestions please: I’m looking for a place to take my beloved registered Pets As Therapy dogs Wilby and Foxy, ideally a centre supporting people with brain injury, or I’m open to suggestions…a place around Buckinghamshire or Oxford. Wilby and Foxy give so much…I just want to share this. ❤️🩹