My name is Bernadette and I founded Birdy & Bright at the start of 2025, just before I returned to work after maternity leave. The initial idea was to sell art with a focus on positive mental health, but that very quickly grew into much more. It occurred to me that I had a great opportunity to use my platform for good, and use it as a space to build a community of people who like to talk about art, and creativity, and how that helps their mental health. It is an open, supportive space. And I encourage people to respond to discussions on social media with kindness and empathy, and to get involved in the conversation, sharing art and music that helps them on a bad day, or inspires them, or gets them moving when they're overwhelmed, anything really. I'm going to continue making and selling my designs, as I love it. And I'm also starting another journey, practicing painting again, and learning more about art therapy, with a view to start making video sessions people can paint along to, and potentially some live online sessions down the line too so we can all draw and paint together and chat in the process. I'd love you to join the community, and me on this journey. You can support by buying me a coffee, or buying something from my online store. Also, get involved online. Engaging with posts by liking/commenting/sharing is really helpful for me to build my audience as I am starting out. I'm hoping to build something really lovely, that is helpful for people, and I'll take any help I can get! Thanks for reading :)