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‘Try new things’: Painting through colour blindness and Parkinson’s 

‘Try new things’: Painting through colour blindness and Parkinson’s 

by Matt Galloway | Jun 5, 2026 | Uncategorised

Photo: Tim Hamilton Being colour blind and having Parkinson’s might seem like a barrier to painting, but illustrator Tim Hamilton has proven he will paint no matter the obstacle. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s 6 years ago, Tim Hamilton, 65, had not picked up a paint brush...
Ecstasy, imprisonment, and artivism: Carlotta Allum on both sides of the system

Ecstasy, imprisonment, and artivism: Carlotta Allum on both sides of the system

by Benjamin Foster | Jun 4, 2026 | Featured, Life after prison, Real Voices, Social Exclusion

Photo credit: Carlotta Allum Paid £5,000 to import ecstasy from the UK, Carlotta Allum was met with the police when she landed LAX in 1996. It was here that the city of angels would become her personal hell. After six months in prison, avoiding a lengthy sentence, and...

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