HEART ON MY SLEEVE
Heart on my Sleeve” is a passion project started by Sarah Nkugwa formally of Pop Print Studio to explore her own mental health journey. Sarah has recently taken up journaling and as a creative wanted space to share her words. The idea being that she gives space to her thoughts, acknowledges them and then moves on from them. The project explores both the written word and screen-printing on the sleeves of hoodies (hence being called “Heart on my Sleeve”)
In January 2024 Sarah invited others to join in on this project, to share ideas, share spaces and share experiences. This was very well received and those that joined in loved the idea and began to grow ideas of their own. We made a podcast which is below (very Raw) , made Zines, Wrote on clothing with Vinyl and journaled. We still have lots of Ideas and will continue this project when we find the resources to open it up further. For now have a look at some of the work we created and Kind words from those that joined in.
Journalling
We took a look at journaling and explored different ways of doing this, some chose to write letters to themselves, other wrote like a conversation and some even chose to collage.
Screen Printing
Screen Printing on to the sleeve of hoodies, giving space to words from our journals, legiability isnt important here, whats important is giving space.
ZINES
We took a look at journaling and explored different ways of doing this, some chose to write letters to themselves, other wrote like a conversation and some even chose to collage.
PODCAST
A raw conversation around mental heath, subject of this podcast is rules for life.
What People SAID
"Sarah created a safe space during the 'heart on my sleeve project' for us all to open up about our experiences , we used various art techniques to help us explore our feelings in different ways .creating zines , journalling , using vinyl to create designs on our clothing. These all helped us open up and explore. It was a really worthwhile project it was good for my mental health and wellbeing with the techniques , journalling and sharing my experiences with others really helped me to understand myself better."
Emma
"I really enjoyed the heart on my sleeve group because it felt safe, comfortable. We could talk openly and secure about our life points of views, how the world feels from those different points of views and how we are all still trying to adapt and continue to learn about our selves and build a respectful community space with creatively lead minds."
Sherise
WHAT NEXT?
OUR COMMUNITY HAVE COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, HERE ARE A FEW LETTERS FROM OUR PARTNERS
