Mashu visited the studio today and decided to climb on the table to present herself as the art piece! She has witnessed many creations...

"I did this drawing because I was just sketching the Changyuraptor and I was wondering what colours to give it. So I got up a bird...

“I applied streaks and blobs of colours onto the canvas with a palette knife, and I made them sing with all the intensity I could…”
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"Even though I don’t know where I am going, it’s still the right path. Everything might be gray but there is always light leading the...

"An experiment I made with watercolour pencils I did with my support worker. Looking back on it my perfectionism makes me wish the cliff...

This photo is taken on the couch in my new studio! So far everyone has found the space inviting and creative vibes are already flowing. I...

"The perception of the self can be multifaceted akin to the reflections in a gemstone or a mirror box. The outer reflections are what...

"Sometimes you just need to go where you want to be not where you are. This place is inspired by New Zealand the best place on Earth....

"Trapped within a black thorned sphere of fear, with my arms bleeding as I try to hide Surrounded by figures with contradictory emotions...

Mashu is named after lake Mashū (摩周湖, Mashū-ko) an endorheic crater lake formed in the caldera of a potentially active volcano. It is...

“For me, collages manage to - it satisfies all of my madness, like I'm able to make these obsessive things, but then I'm also able to...

“Today I felt like releasing my inner child with finger painting and it felt like I was beating my own drum. I had been through a lot and...

“I saw an emoji emotion wheel and thought that emotions are not the universal language people think they are. I created my own emotions...

"Each figure represents part of a whole l. The firefighter here is a dragon, a volatile force whose methods often leave destruction in...

"After a deep discussion with Rae I was invited to draw the meditation music I was listening to. I was listening to the pan flute and...

“This was an emergent art piece with no real plan in mind. The first image is an alien type thing and to go with the colour scheme I...

"I drew my friends as Sonic characters. I based everyone on animals that I felt best resembles them. This artwork is a gift to them. I am...

This was a very special moment where Mashu was welcomed into this client’s Arts Therapy session. Connecting with animals can often shift...

“Its not futile. Its nice to be alive. And its also kinda shit. its complicated, i guess. I dont really want to say its worth it, because...

"The Shrouding Forest hides the light from the Sapling preventing it from attaining it's full potential. When given a chance to break...