Basia M Neurodivergent Artist and Iconographer

30/11/2024

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I prepared a few Black Friday offeres. Please read our newsletter to find out more.

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Basia 📩

Black Friday Sale - https://mailchi.mp/edinburghiconpainting.org/black-friday-sale

28/09/2023

Last space left on our Intensive Icon Course starting on the 9th October.

Icon Painting Intensive Course - https://mailchi.mp/edinburghiconpainting.org/icon-painting-intensive-course

02/07/2023

At Ancient Robot Games — We had a great time playing some games. My favourite was Castle one. So exciting and challenging but not too much. We also loved chess.

This place is amazing. So friendly and they’ve got loads of games. You can book a table for 2 hours. And there is coffee and some soft drinks.

The only thing for me was the noise. I needed to wear my headphone. I think next time I will wear ear plugs and see how it goes. Still looking for the right kind but leaning towards Loop Engage. Any recommendations from fellow neurodivergents or anyone that had sensory issues?

24/06/2023

It’s been raining most of the day today. It was lovely to get some rest from the heat, to listen to the rain and feel and smell it. To sit quietly inside. I managed to go for a wee walk when it stopped for a moment.

14/06/2023

It took me about a year to call my GP about ADHD assessment. I already receive support so I know I’m adhd but I want to try if medication will improve my life. Taking so long to call is classic adhd/neurodivergence.

I was so worried I was going to need to fight this with them but it was so smooth. They even asked me if it’s ok to wait so long for the initial appointment which will be in 3 weeks. I thought considering it took me about a year to call I can wait another 3 weeks to start the process. I have heard people wait years for this.

07/06/2023

I know it’s maybe a little bit crazy but I’m going to the airport for a wee tea/coffee on the first day of trams from Newhaven 😁😁 Ocean Terminal stop is sooo close to me.

06/06/2023

I will use leftover bits of gold on my ikon of the fox.
I feel more at ease and have the courage to work honouring my process. Whatever the traditional gilding methods are, it is good to learn them, but it is equally or even more important to follow your intuition. This is when the magic happens.

In my teaching, sharing my experience is very important. The guidance then comes from real lived experience.

24/05/2023

I love having coffee or something else in a cafe or another place that has it 😁 If I could I would go few times a day. It gives me the dopamine boost that I need. Than I feel happy and relaxed and excited about life. Other times it helps me rest and relax.

I often feel guilty about it. After all I can make and have it home and I would be spending less money. But then it is so important to my wellbeing. So I have decided to let myself do it when I need it.

23/05/2023

This is incredible. And shows me how little I know and how many judgments I hold. Thank you for helping me leant.

I've made many observations of people's perceptions about a nonspeaking autistic's existence. Most seem all too willing to presume incompetence, but the devaluation doesn't end there. My authentic being is a place of layered worlds of artful movement and ponderance, melodic touch and sounds that settle on my skin like drops of dew. My fingers tingle in autistic joy, my wrists twirl with positivity, my soul orders my dance. This is all a part of the composition of me. There is abundance of beauty. I will not stand by while others narrate a tragic tale and design salvation. Your pity is misguided.

23/05/2023

I'm looking through old photos of my icons to find some inspiration. I will be working on more personal and new icons. I want to prepare for my exhibition that will open at the end of June. I hope to have prints of some old images like this one.

The theme I'm looking into will be something like "no human and human animals. Stillness and kindness''.

This is an image of a hermit I painted years ago during my residency in Finland. I love experimenting while working on it.

22/05/2023

Enjoying some lovely sunshine after work. Really need this after two weeks of travelling to Perth almost every day. This is my self-care to avoid burnout.

19/05/2023

I'm exploring the grounds here at The Bield and reconnecting with myself. This always helps me to bring new and old ideas and connections into my art.