CREATIVE Doctors - the blog is back!
We’re sorry about our absence over the last few months –
like many doctors (and real people for that matter!) our lives have caught up
with us and time and inspiration have trickled away.
But our Visual Arts Networking Night this month was such a
treat it was worth coming back to tell you about it.
We know there is a lot of talent out there amongst medicos
and nights like this are a great way to display some of it and share our
passions with our colleagues. We also know we are probably only looking at the
tip of the iceberg. There are many more of you who dabble in or seriously
engage with the arts, and it would be great to hear your stories and see your
work.
On our networking night we heard some terrific and inspiring
stories. We heard of one man’s dilemma in having make a choice between general
practice and a life as an artist after studying at the National Art School and
another man’s sadness – having made a choice in favour of art over medicine 30
years ago and establishing an international reputation as a glass artist he is
now closing his studio as fickle art investors turn away from the fragility of
glass
We learned of one woman’s development of herself as an award
winning artist when depression forced her to retire as a physician and a GPs
use of art to ease the pain of being uprooted by her partner’s career.
A psychiatrist told of her lifelong affair with art and displayed
the exciting and eclectic art she has produced
Two haematologists with similar stories of struggles in
achieving recognition in their specialties after coming to Australia told of
turning to art to provide solace – one is now an accomplished painter while the other
displayed her fabulous felt creations and fabric dying work
We saw the work of a GP psychotherapist with a penchant for
double exposure photography, a GP with a talent for faces, two others who make
jewellery into the night and an young doctor who displayed a fabulous kinetic
sculpture that incorporated a beautiful pastel artwork and a message for humanity.
If you are a doctor whose world is made richer by creative
pursuits, let us know your story. It may be helpful to others who are
struggling to put medicine in its proper place in their lives.
