Seeing Schizoaffective Disorder and Sanity from Different Angles Sherry M. Joiner I’m not a psychiatrist, but I have lived with Schizoaffective Disorder the majority of my life. I have the experience of being with and taking caring of this illness that affects me day in and day out, and I know which drugs that … Continue reading
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Equal Pay Day
Thank you, to all men and women who support equal pay rights for women. Together we can make a difference.
On my ‘Nature’ walk enjoying the flowers, the babies, the ducks, and the willow trees with my friend and neighbor, Susan Treacy, at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, Oregon.
Flashbacks
Flashback to when I was a ‘Flapper’ in the 8th grade at Freemont Junior High in Roseburg, Oregon – I played the role of Mimi in our school’s play, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and I was a dance choreographer creating moves and dance steps to the 1913 song, “Ballin’ the Jack” written by Jim Burris, music … Continue reading
In Memory of Vincent Van Gogh
In Commemoration of Vincent Van Gogh’s Life- Irises and Sunflowers- from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Multnomah.
ARTWORK A Winters Rose
Dedication Schizoaffective and Bipolar Disorder Alice Savage, head of the RHS Class Reunion of 67′ dedicates a wall in her house to my’ A Winter’s Rose’ painting 20×24, and my other paintings from top to bottom in the small frame, -‘Red Rose’ ‘Autumn Rose,’ and ‘Brilliant Flowers Rising Upward to meet the Sun.’
Happy Easter and Feliz Pascoa
Yesterday, my husband, our adopted grand girls, their father, and me went on an egg hunt at Mt. Scott Community Center, Portland, Oregon. There was a DJ who played 60’s music and people in blue jeans were rocking out. An arts and crafts table where you could make ‘bunny hats’ and Easter decorations, stood at the park entrance. We were served … Continue reading
‘Beautiful Flower’
‘Beautiful Flower’ ‘If you look for the best in others they will find the best in you.’ An oil painting I did- 20×20 of an African American baby.
Art Work Display in NE Portland
My paintings and Sherry Goes Sane book display at a fellow NAMI member’s house in NE Portland.
Honored with a Lamb Doll
Praying Lamb Doll Award, I received for giving my NAMI In Our Own Voice speech last night, to the VA Family2Family Class in Portland, Oregon. Isn’t he cute?
Arts and Writing by Sherry 