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I'm working on some blog posts today ✏ check out www.ccorinnef.com/blog for new updates (mostly) every Thursday! Comment below any topics you'd like me to write about!👇 #outside #nature #freshair #photography #walk #walking #hike #hiking #tree #trees #forest #woodland #getoutside #explore #naturephotography #wellbeing #blog #bloggerlife #ccorinnef #update #website https://www.instagram.com/p/B1WB2oFlfJL/?igshid=o13vw9245k4v

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🗻 a drawing a day keeps a young artist sane 🗻 #art #artist #draw #drawing #ink #inkdrawing #penink #penandink #scottish #scotland #scottishart #scottishartist #draweveryday #2019draw365 #sketchbook #mountains #geometric #geometricart #ccorinnef (at Stirling) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzYzYx-Fa1V/?igshid=hr2wolu9m857

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"Yacht" Print Download

Geometric Drawing / Print by Ccorinnef

"Yacht" Ink Drawing Digital Download

This geometric drawing mirrors the triangle of the yacht’s sails as it rests on peaceful waters.

This product is perfect to add some art to your daily life! You could set it as a phone, tablet or computer background or print at home (I recommend matte photo paper but only if you can safely access it) and decorate your walls or notebooks with.

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"Puffin Party" Print

Wildlife Drawing / Print by Ccorinnef

"Puffin Party" Ink Drawing Printed on High Quality Matte Photography Paper

This print is made up of fifteen drawings of puffins in various silly poses, each one has watercolour beaks and feet.

This print is printed on high quality matte photography paper and is shipped in secure hard-backed envelopes. This print is signed by the artist.

All of my packaging is 100% recycled and recyclable; the protective “plastic” sleeve is made from corn/potato starch and can be composted.

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Posting My First Orders

I’ve just finished posting my first physical orders – 1 original and 2 commissions! I’m really excited for the recipients to receive them! I spent a good few hours yesterday printing business cards and stickers (looots of trial and error getting the pages the right way round) to go with each order. I wrapped each one in plastic wrap to protect the drawings and in tissue paper to make them pretty.…

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"Neep Lanterns" Print

Watercolour Painting / Print by Ccorinnef

"Neep Lanterns" Watercolour Painting Printed on High Quality Matte Photography Paper

This spooky group of traditional Scottish Neep (Turnip) Lanterns are sure to keep the spirits of the dead at bay this Halloween season. This piece was painted with watercolour and outlined with ink.

This print is printed on high quality matte photography paper and is shipped in secure hard-backed envelopes. This print is signed by the artist.

All of my packaging is 100% recycled and recyclable; the protective “plastic” sleeve is made from corn/potato starch and can be composted.

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"Tranquili-tea" Print

Mountains Ink Drawing / Print by Ccorinnef

"Tranquili-tea” Ink Drawing Printed on High Quality Matte Photography Paper

This clever play on words holds a hope for peace. This print features ‘the three sisters’ of Glen Coe within a delicate floral teacup. The mountains are drawn in a line-work style while the teacup is finished with dot-work. This piece is perfect for anyone who loves the peace of the outdoors or the quiet of a good cup of tea.

This print is printed on high quality matte photography paper and is shipped in secure hard-backed envelopes. This print is signed by the artist.

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Craobhan Gàidhlig

Gaelic Trees Drawing / Print by Ccorinnef

“Craobhan Gàidhlig” Ink Drawings Printed on High Quality Matte Photography Paper

I started drawing a few trees one morning in September and almost accidentally ended up with all the trees of the Gaelic Alphabet. I love this series of prints for the detail I have drawn into each tree - every single one was drawn with love. Each tree corresponds to a letter of the Gaelic Alphabet and has both the English and Gaelic names beside them.

These would make perfect personalised gifts for new baby’s, weddings, and christmas! Celebrate your loved ones by gifting them a unique print that represents their names! (Please note: the Gaelic alphabet does not have the letters J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z from the English alphabet - in the case that your name starts with one of these letters, I would recommend using nicknames, proper names, or the letter closest to your initial).

This print is printed on high quality matte photography paper and is shipped in secure hard-backed envelopes. This print is signed by the artist.

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Why I Chose To "Find Art In The Everyday."

Hello and welcome to my website and blog. I am so happy that you found your way here and I hope I can persuade you to stay. I’m sure you’ve seen my tag-line by now – ‘finding art in the everyday’ is the central motto of Ccorinnef. But it’s not just a motto; it’s a philosophy, a coping strategy and a way of life. As Pablo Picasso once said, “Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Art is whatever you want it to be; it is creation, it is expression, it is discussion. Grab a cuppa and let me tell you all about it how finding art helps me live a happier life.

Three years ago I left home and moved into University Halls. Three years ago I began a downwards spiral of anxiety, panic attacks and depression. Looking back now, I realise I was probably suffering from poor mental health for a significant portion of my adolescence; I recall episodes of what I know realise to be severe depression and anxiety. But, for reasons I won’t discuss right now, my mental health issues remained undiagnosed and under the surface until I went to university. It was the start of a stint of very rocky mental health which I am still recovering from, and learning how to cope with, today.

Throughout my life, art was an escape. Whether I was creating it or simply looking at it, art was the one thing that I kept coming back to, time and again. Art gave me the ability to stop time, to stop the intruding thoughts that often come with anxiety and depression, and to lose the world for just a moment. When I am creating, it is almost like a meditation, the world falls away, nothing exists except my paint brush and my breath. On nights when I suffered from insomnia, I would sit on the floor and paint picture after picture, completely lost in the rhythm of the brushstrokes. On days when depression kept me prisoner, my sketchbook was my lifeline; I would draw how I felt to express the feelings inside.

It’s not just a cute tag-line; it’s a fundamental personal philosophy for life and especially for coping with mental illness. Depression makes it so hard to see clearly, it’s like a constant brain-fog of sadness. When I realised that, despite my depression and anxiety, small snippets of art could still make me smile, I grabbed onto that realisation with all my might and have held it close ever since.

Although the scientific research is still in its early years, there are considerable studies which show a correlation between mindfulness or gratefulness and an increased sense of mental well-being. According to mind.org practicing mindfulness – a sense of presence and awareness – helps to gain some control over unhappy or troublesome thoughts, as well as to cope better with stress and decrease negative self-criticism. And since one of the most significant components of depression, at least for me, is out-of-control negative thoughts, it follows that mindfulness helps me to control my mental illness.

One of my favourite mental health charities, The Blurt Foundation, regularly discuss self-care, such as mindfulness, and its positive impact on well-being, after all you can’t help anyone else if you yourself are burnt out. According to actionforhappiness.org, “Happiness doesn't just feel good. A review of hundreds of studies has found compelling evidence that happier people have better overall health and live longer than their less happy peers. Anxiety, depression, pessimism and a lack of enjoyment of daily activities have all been found to be associated with higher rates of disease and shorter lifespans.” As well as this, researchers in Neuroscience have discovered that happiness is a learned skill, just as Eastern wisdom has known for a long time. Due to the neuroplasticity of the human brain, happiness and kindness can be achieved no matter the environmental circumstance, it just takes practice. “Although our genes influence about 50% of the variation in our personal happiness, our circumstances (like income and environment) affect only about 10%. As much as 40% is accounted for by our daily activities and the conscious choices we make. So the good news is that our actions really can make a difference.”

Gratefulness is also linked to increased feelings of well-being and fulfillment and decreased feelings of stress. In one study, people who practiced gratefulness “each night for just one week were happier and less depressed one month, three months and six months later.” Thanks to evolution, our brains are hard-wired to focus on the negative and be pessimistic. A long time ago, it kept humans alive but since we (in general) live far more comfortable and safe lives now, our over-active brains leave us feeling anxious and depressed. If, however, we actively retrain our brains to focus on the good things, things that made us feel happy, things that made us smile, things that we are grateful for, we can regain the power over depression and anxiety and learn to cope better with the ups and downs of life. And happiness is actually good for our health; Berkeley researchers have found that “happy people are less likely to get sick, and they live longer.” Other studies by Berkeley found that people who practice mindfulness have “stronger immune systems” and “enjoy greater life satisfaction.”

Art is whatever you want it to be. It can be a bright green leaf with so many incredible veins and microscopic biological processes in every single cell. It can be a neat and tidy desk, each item in its own place and no clutter. It can be a happy puppy chasing crazily after his favourite yellow ball. It can be an awe-inspiring painting or photograph hung in a gallery. It can be the way the evening sun lights up the mountains and warms your face. Life is incredible and amazing and full of art – you just have to choose to look for it.

I fight my depression everyday simply by choosing to find the art, to look for the small things that make me smile. By focussing on these small things, I often find that I am also grateful that I witnessed that thing or moment which in turn makes me happier with my life and more able to cope with my mental illness. 

Essentially it is all about mindfulness; whether it is in meditation, prayer, gratefulness, or finding art, the act of setting aside some time everyday to appreciate the ups and the downs greatly increases well-being and ability to cope with mental illness. Go on, find the art in your everyday!

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"Wallace Monument" Print Download

Monument Drawing / Print by Ccorinnef

"Wallace Monument" Ink Drawing Digital Download

This drawing depicts the Wallace Monument, a prominent feature of Stirling’s skyline.

This product is perfect to add some art to your daily life! You could set it as a phone, tablet or computer background or print at home (I recommend matte photo paper but only if you can safely access it) and decorate your walls or notebooks with.

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"Stirling Castle" Print Download

Monument Drawing / Print by Ccorinnef

"Stirling Castle" Ink Drawing Digital Download

This is an illustration of Stirling Castle poking out from among the trees on the top of its hill.

This product is perfect to add some art to your daily life! You could set it as a phone, tablet or computer background or print at home (I recommend matte photo paper but only if you can safely access it) and decorate your walls or notebooks with.

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"St Andrews Cathedral" Print Download

Monument Drawing / Print by Ccorinnef

"St Andrews Cathedral" Ink Drawing Digital Download

This drawing depicts the ruins of the St Andrews Cathedral.

This product is perfect to add some art to your daily life! You could set it as a phone, tablet or computer background or print at home (I recommend matte photo paper but only if you can safely access it) and decorate your walls or notebooks with.