{"quotes":[{"text":"I create beautiful art, so I can look back on the life my body fell short of in such a way that it brings me peace.","author":"Nikki Rowe","tags":["art","art-matters","art-therapy","artist","beautiful","chronic-illness","courage","crps","crps-warrior","depth","free-spirit","hope","hopeful","inspiration","inspire","journey","meaningful","stillness","wise-words"],"id":54870,"author_id":"Nikki+Rowe"},{"text":"My reality isn't as gracious as it use to be, so I create things that are.","author":"Nikki Rowe","tags":["adversity","art","art-therapy","artist","artist","creative","crps-warrior","hope","inspire","resilience"],"id":129661,"author_id":"Nikki+Rowe"},{"text":"I make art when I can't gather the words to say.","author":"Nikki Rowe","tags":["acceptance","adversity","art","art-therapy","artist","brave","courage","great-artist","hope","imagination","soul","strength","tragedy","transformation"],"id":155681,"author_id":"Nikki+Rowe"},{"text":"Suffering is so real \u0026 I walk amongst so many who have no idea how much my soul is aching to be healed.","author":"Nikki Rowe","tags":["acceptance","adversity","art therapy","crps warrior","disability","fortitude","grief","heartbreak","inner-being","inspiration","inspiration-through-illness","neurological-disorder","pain-warrior","rise","sorrow","suffering"],"id":250826,"author_id":"Nikki+Rowe"},{"text":"Imagination is tapping into the subconscious in a form of open play. That is why art or music therapy, which encourages a person to take up brushes and paint or an instrument, and just express themselves, is so powerful.","author":"Phil 'Philosofree' Cheney","tags":["art-therapy","imagination","music-therapy","paint","play","subconscious-mind"],"id":286180,"author_id":"Phil+%27Philosofree%27+Cheney"},{"text":"Art is my cure to all this madness, sadness and loss of belonging in the world \u0026 through it I'll walk myself home.","author":"Nikki Rowe","tags":["adversity","art","art-therapy","artist","belonging","brave-heart","courage","cure","freedom","grieving","guidance","illness","illness-to-wellness","inspiration","lost","madness","mindful","unique","wellness","wild-and-free"],"id":288569,"author_id":"Nikki+Rowe"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":6,"pages":1}}