I want to help as many as I can will you help me?

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My goal is to inspire support and help as many people with mental health issues
and learning disabilities , as someone with both of these I understand what is like.
But having these does not mean that you cant be successful.
I have been presenting my life story and how thru all of my challenges have
become a successful artist and presenter.

Chalk pastel paintings

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here are some older paintings done in Chalk pastel

My dream

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My dream would be to raise awarness and education  for people
with mental health issues and learning disabilties, thru my lifestory
presentation and my artwork.With part of the profit from these
I would like to put money towards my cause.
Can you help make my dream come true?
thank you Riia

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I had my last talk for the Surrey School District ! It was wonderfull! I recived  a
standing ovation and recived pink and white flowers at the end.

Abilities Expo Confrence

Hi and Welcome back ! Here Iam speaking over Skype to  a
world confrence  in Edison New Jersey at the Abilities Expo on
May the 4th ! I was ''qoute'' ''the hit of the confrence''
I had a great time , my artwork was also on display there as well!!

Meeting Jane Seymour

 

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Here Iam with Emmy Award winning actress Jane Seymour !

Remeber Dr Quinn? I met her at one of her art shows

I arranged to meet her and Jane set up half an hour for a private meeting

with her! It was amazing she loved my artwork and was inspired about how I

give presentations !

''Congradulations on all that  you are doing''

Jane Seymour

and  we still keep in contact today!

Speaking to over 200 People

Hi and welcome back! Here Iam  speaking to over 200 learning assitant teachers in Surrey BC.
This is a photo from my third out of the four presnetations that I have been a keynote speaker at.
My last presnetation will be at the end of May.

Hi and Welcome back! Here Iam reading a thank you letter to staff and the Bc Children's Hospital, for everything that they did for me when I was a sick baby. On the wall is the painting I painted and donated to them.

Hi and welcome back! Here Iam selling my artwork (originals, prints) at the Health and Wellbeing Confrence in 2010.

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Here I am waiting to go on Global tv! It was really fun! at the desk that I sat at there was a camra screen in the desk so that I could see myself talk! The interview was about me doing all the artwork for the Succsess stories from the frontline book.

Health and Wellbeing Confrence

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Here Iam speaking at my first big confrence in 2010, Iam speaking at a Vancouver Hotel .The Confrence

was called the Health and Wellbeing Confrence . I spoke for forty-five minutes and at the end I recived a standing ovation!

Speaking at Vancouver General Hospital

Hi and Welcome back! Here Iam in the middle talking to a group of UBC students at Vancouver General Hospital. These students were first year UBC students who were in school to become Psyciatrists.

Riia at the Succsess stories book launch

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Here Iam infront of the books that I did the artwork for ,also on the table is the original painitng
that I  had done that was used for the front cover of the book.

Succsess stories from the Frontline

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Here are books  that I did the artwork for (nine pictures , including cover art) The book is called
''Succsess stories from the frontline''Doing the artwork for this book landed my an interview on
Global tv.

Gallery Gachet

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Here is a photo of one of my first solo shows at Gallery Gachet. Dating back to April 15th 2005. It was really fun and exciting!
I even had a write up done on my show it got good reviews.