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Learning to Say Maleesh by Rebecca Viney

“Learning to Say Maleesh” – Brain Injury is Not The Whole Story

An Interview with Rebecca Viney, 25th September 2014 A meeting with  Rebecca Viney whose most recent creative achievement is to author a book “Learning To Say Maleesh” led me face the learning curve and bring audio recording to Changed Lives New Journeys . Bec is a multi-talented woman who featured in an article A Pink Bunny, Creativity, and Brain Injury focussing on a small number of people I knew who had explored a range of creative paths . It was (and is) my intention to bring interviews with each of those creative people to you.  The hiccup and time delay has been my need to learn audio stuff. Today I bring you my first attempt at interviewing live, transcribing and audio editing. Bec agreed to be the  first. Forgive me if the editing here is somewhat clumsy I hope to build on my skills with time!   Our Interview About "Learning To Say Maleesh", Life and Brain Injury   So I’ll go through the questions and you just answer…

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Pink Rabbit Sculpture

A Pink Bunny, Creativity and Brain Injury

This image inspired me to write about creativity. It reminded me that creativity is possible for each of us, whatever our talents, whatever our limitations. Sometimes it just takes someone to encourage and support us to give it a go. This all came about a while back, when visiting family. I spotted this wonderful ceramic sculpture displayed on a bookshelf. Now each time I visit, I seek it out, it captures me. I see it is a kind of stylized standing rabbit, pink, big-eyed and delightful. You can see it here for yourself. When I asked about the artist I discovered it was a 6 year old girl. My further surprise was to learn this young artist lives with a significant and serious physical disability, and vision impairment.   Creative Endeavours The wonderful sculpture was created because family and supporters assisted and encouraged a young girl, with a severe disability, to be creative. I thought of other people I knew who had…

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