In this “Meet the Artist” blog series we want to showcase some of the artists whose work is featured in our coloring book. When the folks at I Still Matter had the idea to create coloring book we knew we wanted it to be a collaborative effort so we reached out to both local and […]
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Five-Letter Word: Crazy
The Five-Letter Word by Aaron McKrell I was at work the other day when I heard two people having a conversation about someone suspected to have a mental illness. The one person uttered, “Is he crazy?” Crazy. I hate that word. Not because I’m too sensitive or because I can’t handle being called a name, […]
“Circles of Hope” group @UNF
We’ve been working on our Circles of Hope art project for Cross Lake for about a month. Each circle takes from 10-15 minutes, depending on the detail. Around 45 people have taken part in the project and we currently have 145 completed circles! That’s around 29 total hours some committed individuals have invested in this […]
First Coast Girls Initiative Workshop
Recently, I Still Matter was invited to host a workshop at the First Coast Girls Initiative. The workshop was title “Advocacy is Healing” and featured guest speaker, Lydia Joyner. Lydia is an inspirational writer with a story to tell about growing up in foster care. Her book is titled Little Wild Thang and you can […]
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