In the future, I hope to continue my community-based art practice with communities and perhaps even continue to contribute to research in ‘arts for health’. I believe that art practices, in the right environment with the right practitioner, can aid individual and community wellbeing. This is something I feel passionate about and I would like to continue to develop methods of practice alongside the participants and communities I work with.
If you are considering studying for a PhD I would say read, read and read some more. Also, start using a reference aid, such as Refworks or Medeley straight away; this will help you keep track of your reading and will help with your bibliography. Keep writing - it doesn’t matter what you write some days but just keep it up, even keeping a diary or log of what you are up to can help. And remember to take a break every now and again. It can be difficult to allow yourself a break in amongst everything but it is worth doing; go for a walk or seek out friends - it can ground you, stop you feeling so isolated and refresh your brain.