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Valerie Potter

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I started painting when I was 19 whilst recovering from a nervous breakdown. I have been under psychiatrists for 38 years but for the last five years I have lived independently without their help. I am 59 years old now and I paint/draw and embroider to keep me sane and enjoying life.


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Outside In: Journeys

11 – 19th Jan 2018 Open 9am - 4.30pm, Mon-Fri onlySotheby's, 34-35 New Bond St, LondonFree entry Outside In: Journeys is an exhibition to celebrate the launch of our new charitable status, and reflect upon our journey so …

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Being Creative is Good for You!

Outside In collaborated with The Wellbeing Gallery in Brighton May 2015 for Artists Open Houses. The exhibition, entitled Being Creative is Good For You! featured thought provoking textile focused work by Outside In artists Aradne, …

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10_19 by Valerie Potter
The Sacred Seedling by Valerie Potter
Cosmic Beetle by Valerie Potter
Facing the Future by Valerie Potter
Flower Song by Valerie Potter
12.12.12 by Valerie Potter
7.3.12 by Valerie Potter
24.10.10 by Valerie Potter
9.4.13 by Valerie Potter
I dissolved like a church candle by Valerie Potter
I fail and in failure find my true self by Valerie Potter
Before the Fall by Valerie Potter
Schizo Perplexo by Valerie Potter
Schizo Pathetico by Valerie Potter
I am here and alive you bastard by Valerie Potter
Oh how my heart sings with the beauty by Valerie Potter
Death is hot on my heels by Valerie Potter
Damn Life by Valerie Potter
Please remove my head by Valerie Potter
Emotional Toxicity by Valerie Potter
Who is to Blame by Valerie Potter
When will this bloody life be over? by Valerie Potter
The Loss of Life by Valerie Potter
I am so Lonely by Valerie Potter
Death is a close friend of mine by Valerie Potter
Insect by Valerie Potter
Interruption by Valerie Potter
Pipe Work by Valerie Potter
Staccato by Valerie Potter
Tug of War by Valerie Potter
Water by Valerie Potter
Cover image 2new by Valerie Potter

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