Life In April || On happiness, opening commissions and social media

by: Owen SmithPublished on: 19/05/2026

A vastly different month to the last, in April I saw great improvement to my mental health, opened commissions, updated my shop, starting building a newsletter, and put together a new painting of my local area. Read all about it here.

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Life In April || On happiness, opening commissions and social media

The Importance of Unmasking in Autism || Benefits, Challenges and Internalised Ableism

by: Owen SmithPublished on: 06/05/2026

Some thoughts on the need to unmask in my own life after reading Dr Devon Price’s Unmasking Autism.

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The Importance of Unmasking in Autism || Benefits, Challenges and Internalised Ableism

Life in March || Creative pursuits and notes on wellbeing

by: Owen SmithPublished on: 20/04/2026

Where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing creatively over the past month.

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Life in March || Creative pursuits and notes on wellbeing

Don’t Write Us Off || Barriers I had to push past as a teenager in SEND

by: Owen SmithPublished on: 24/02/2026

Whilst I received much support through my EHCP, there were still many barriers I faced being in SEND throughout my secondary education.

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Don’t Write Us Off || Barriers I had to push past as a teenager in SEND