2025 Work

Themes for 2025 are based on this work:

                                   Balance

                                   Curves

                                   Nature

 

We invite you to select a theme that inspires you!  One entry per theme or three entries on one theme – please check the terms and conditions and mark your diary – the closing date is 31st August.

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Please use this form to submit your work and see terms and conditions – closing date 31st August.

This piece has recently been used to inspire the Ellie J Shakerley Poetry competition –

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A late entry under the Nature theme:

  Title: The Gift

  Medium: Felt pen on paper

  Size: 21.5 x 14 cm

 

 

 

CG has submitted this work independently – she says: Art allows me to focus on one thing and tune out everything else. I enjoy working with bright colours as they lift the spirits!

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A submission under the Curves theme:

  Title:  Cat Curves

  Medium:  Pencil on paper 

  Size: A4

 

 

 

 

Rachel Randle has submitted this work independently – she says: I decided to use my cats as inspiration for the curves theme because it was fun to see all the different shapes my cats curve into when they are playing and exploring.

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A submission under the Nature theme:

  Title: The Lone Wolf

  Medium: Pastels on canvas

 

 

 

 

 

Beckie is submitting this work as part of her art therapy class – she says: Art keeps me calm and takes my mind off of my troubles.

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This submission is under the Curves theme:

  Title: Two of a half is one ring of two

  Medium: Indian Ink on water colour paper

 

 

 

 

Mark is a member of the Braintree Rethink Art Group and has regularly supported the Project with his work – he says: I can lose myself in art and it helps my mental health

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Another submission under the Nature theme:

  Title:  Tear of a Tree

  Medium: Gouache on water colour paper

  Size:

 

 

 

 

Mark is a regular contributor as part of the Braintree Rethink Art Group – he says “Art helps me focus”

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A submission under the Nature theme

  Theme: Nature

  Medium: Watercolour 

  Size:  6×4 inches

 

 

 

 

Anton is from London and has submitted this independently – he says: Art centres my mind, calming my noisy anxious brain and allowing me to focus on producing something tangible and creative. I draw postcards like this for people I love to show appreciation and affection that I struggle to articulate in words.

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A submission under the theme Balance

  Theme: Balance

  Medium: Acrylic on paper

  Size:  A4

 

 

 

 

Rachel Randle is a regular contributor and she says: I submitted this painting for the balance theme because it allowed me to combine my love of nature and painting together.

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The third submission from Michelle Cush under the Nature theme:

 

  Title: King of the River 

  Medium: Watercolour on 575gsm Watercolour paper

  Size: approx 12 x 12″

 

 

 

 

 Michelle Cush has contributed regularly to the InFinnity Project through the Braintree Rethink Art Group.  This year she has chosen to concentrate all her work on the Nature theme – she says I walk in nature at least once a week with a nature group between April and September. 

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A second entry from Michelle Cush under the Nature theme

Title: Dusty Red Giant

Medium: Brusho on watercolour paper

Size:  A4

 

 

 

 

Michelle is a regular contributor through the Braintree Rethink Art Group – she says it is a brilliant opportunity to showcase the way in which art can benefit people with mental health, as well as raising money for a good cause.

The first of three entries by Michelle Cush under the Nature theme:

 

 

Theme: Nature

Medium: Coloured pencil on vellum

Size:  14 x 17″

 

 

 

Michelle says: Art helps me to focus on the present and ignore all other distractions. Nature is a particularly powerful theme for me and I am able to get lost in the beauty and peace of it and just relax. I walk in nature at least once a week with a nature group between April and September. 

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This entry is under the Balance theme:

Theme:  Balance

Medium:  Pastel Pencil on paper

Size:  27cm by 20 cm

 

 

 

 

Michelle says: I have been a member of the Braintree Rethink art group for over 15 years and in the time the art and the group has greatly helped me in dealing with my anxiety and depression due to Asperger Syndrome.

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An entry under the Nature theme:

Theme: Nature

Medium: Pen and wash on watercolour paper,

Size:  approx 10″ x9″

 

 

 

 

Jenny is a regular contributor and part of the Braintree Rethink Art Group.  She says: This work depicts common species that can be spotted throughout the year even in city parks and green spaces. Nature can be enjoyed by all at any time of the year, and being outside in the natural world is very good for our mental health.

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The third entry from Raven under the Curves theme:

Theme:  Curves

Medium:   Marker pens

Size: A4

 

 

 

Raven continues to support The InFinnity Project with this powerful image.  She says: Creativity and art helps us have a safe place to explore moods and feelings,a place to check in with ourselves and do something just for us.

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Another entry under the theme: Nature

Theme: Nature

Medium: Acrylic on paper

Size: 40x40cm

 

 

 

 

This work has been submitted independently by MC who says I strongly resonate with the values and aims of the InFinnity Project. Having suffered from severe mental health problems myself and found a degree of healing through art, I love how this the InFinnity Project combines art, creativity, and mental health advocacy into a single, accessible platform that empowers young people.

 

Our first entry under the theme:  Nature

Theme:  Nature

Medium: Watercolours and paint crayons

Size: A4

 

 

 

 

Raven says: This project is close to our heart, a way of helping others in a creative way and bringing light to the subject of mental illness – Creativity and art has help us navigate so many issues in a safe way.

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Our first entry this year is from a regular contributor  Raven under the Balance theme:

 

Theme:  Balance

Medium: Gouache

Size:  A4

 

 

 

 

Raven says:  This project has been a vital part of our recovery, we look forward to the themes every year, its really been a anchor pushing us forward and giving us something to look forward too.  Creativity is our safe space, a place to meet ourselves and let out all the thoughts and feelings into paint and shapes.