Vonder Gray

My sobriety and my art are indelibly entwined. As an abstract expressionist painter, sobriety has enriched the content of my work, making it so much more interesting, colorful and expressive, as it has made my life more interesting, colorful and expressive.   Unearthing the buried treasures of my past and learning to tell the truth, my truth, has allowed…

Elise Bergsten

How has my creativity impacted my recovery?  My creativity informs my recovery.  Given free rein, creativity can be a tool to process events of my life.  It gives me joy.  Allowing my creativity a voice creates my life, co-creates it and re-creates it.  It frees me to walk my own unique path of recovery.