Children's Markers

Kim McKellar is a writer, artist and composer who is Bi-Polar and has Dissociative Identity Disorder:
"I am an artist because it heals me, makes me laugh, makes me cry and it makes me feel alive.". You can also read Kim's poetry and her story in our Experiences section.
Awakenings | Rescue | Returning | Round World | Self-Portrait

Watercolours

Trish Miller was diagnosed with Bi-polar disorder around the age of 15. Trish tells us in her story that her.."poetry and art work and a good sense of humour are all ways in which I express myself and I am excited with a positive attitude towards my future." You can also read Trish's story in our Personal Stories section.
Unfolding The Darkness Discovering The Light

Pastels

Kyle Reynolds: "I have been a consumer/survivor with schizophrenia for 9 years now and have used my art as a way of dealing with my pain... I have kind of always kept my condition in the closet for fear of people judging me. After seeing your page I have been inspired to share my personal works I hope to inspire others in doing so. The c.m.h.a is a wonderful place that has helped me through so much I don't know what I would be like without you. You people do God's work and I would like to thank you all for it. Keep up the wonderful work. I would also like to thank my biggest inspiration Mary from the St.Catharines c.m.h.a where I go she has helped me to see the true potential in me when no one else did.
A man with no voice | pain | The dancing duo | face | A prisoner of myself | untitled

Drawing

Melissa Bender: "As a consumer/survivor of depression, I have found creativity to be useful when I have been dealing with depressive bouts. Even if it doesn't always make me feel less depressed, at least I can look at my creations and see that something good came out of an illness that doesn't have much good going for it. It's nice to take something difficult and use it to create something beautiful, something that you are proud of, and - best of all - something that can reach out to someone else who is suffering and speak to them in a very powerful way, the limits of which are only set by the limits of our imaginations."
Alone in a Storm | Goodbye | Stunted Growth

Melissa's poetry can be found in our poetry section.

Photography

Jim McMorran
Emerging into Light

Sharon Uittenhout
Cliff Gilker Park   |   Seargent Bay Provincial Park

Beverly Riddel
Deep Freeze   |   Helicopter   |   Lake at Dusk   |   Dawn of a New Day