Papyrus are the national charity for the prevention of young suicide. They provide support for anyone feeling suicidal and the families who’ve lost loved ones through their HOPEline - which has professionals waiting to help any young person(s) in need.
They believe that unless we open up the conversation about suicide, no progress towards preventing it will be made. So young people aren’t afraid to talk about suicide, the charity have been doing lots of work encouraging people to #talkthroughthetaboo.
Stress, though for many is an everyday occurrence, is a leading cause of mental health problems. One of the areas Papyrus focus on is the importance of keeping our minds healthy.
Papyrus’ Project
To help relieve stress, and prevent it from becoming a bigger issue, in the most simple way -colouring. Colouring has been proven to relieve stress and anxiety, calming the mind and allowing people to unwind and relax. The aim of this project is to publish a colouring book titled ‘The Art of a Peaceful Mind,’ which should be used as a preventative tool for keeping a healthy mind.
The Brief
In an adult colouring book style line drawing, create a visual representation of something that helps you feel calm and relaxed, with a couple of lines explaining what it is you’ve drawn and why.
Responses can be as literal or abstract as you like. The specifications are that it needs to be A3 landscape with space for a paragraph.
It is asked that a Staedtler 0.3mm fine liner pen is used to create the drawing, or alternatively if work is produced digitally, a 3px brush size.
Submission
Entries are to be submitted by 27th February 2017 via email.
This email should include:
• The drawing - For hand drawn work this should be scanned at 600dpi and sent as a PDF, digital work should be sent as an illustrator file. If the file size is too big to attach in an email, please use wetransfer and include a link to your work in the email.
• A couple of sentences about the piece.
• Your contact details - Your name, age and university.
Interpretation
This brief provides the opportunity to design for a good cause whilst also producing something from a more recreational perspective. Although I am yet to experience the activity of an adult colouring book, it is something I would like to do as I always enjoying colouring in as a child. The notion of colouring-in in itself seems calming to me and therefore I believe in the project and look forward to producing my own page for potential feature within Papyrus' 'The Art of a Peaceful Mind' adult colouring book.
DEADLINE: 27th February 2017
This brief provides the opportunity to design for a good cause whilst also producing something from a more recreational perspective. Although I am yet to experience the activity of an adult colouring book, it is something I would like to do as I always enjoying colouring in as a child. The notion of colouring-in in itself seems calming to me and therefore I believe in the project and look forward to producing my own page for potential feature within Papyrus' 'The Art of a Peaceful Mind' adult colouring book.
DEADLINE: 27th February 2017
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