SnipBit is the weekly podcast designed to provide motivational and inspirational soundbites and snippets from aspirational people in the fields of business, sport, entertainment and politics.
This week we welcome Janice Sylvia Brock, an internationally acclaimed artist and author. Her work hangs in collections throughout the world; The White House, USA has two pieces and in the UK she was recently invited to exhibit at London’s world-famous Saatchi Gallery, and was a guest of HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace.
She spent most of her adolescence suffering from severe rheumatoid arthritis, a condition which has become her constant companion, in fact - as you will hear in this episode - her painting career started in hospital. Her illness prevented her taking up an offer of a place at Manchester College of Art, although she has since coached both undergraduates and professional artists in techniques of working in oils, her favoured medium, as well as graphite, water-colour and pastel. She has held art therapy classes in prisons, psychiatric hospitals and nursing homes, empathising with those for whom survival is a constant struggle.
In this episode you will learn:
- How Sylvia’s background and upbringing were a factor in what she has achieved
- How she discovered her talent in painting
- Her desire to help the lives of other disabled people
- What legacy she wants to leave behind
- Staying positive in life in spite of big challenges
- Her passion in teaching art
The show's mission is to drive young people to seek greater heights of achievement through the examples of those that have gone before them. The core aim is to show that achievement is not limited to luck or circumstance and listeners can learn from the success stories and mistakes of the best.
The famous voices you will hear interviewed by host Hayley Meakes on SnipBit will demonstrate to young people that they can be successful in their chosen field, whatever their background or start in life. This show sets out to prove that with hard work, a positive mindset, resilience and action great success can be achieved.
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