https://www.socarts.co.uk/blog daily 0.75 2022-02-14 https://www.socarts.co.uk/blog/art-therapy-and-mental-health-does-it-really-help monthly 0.5 2022-02-14 https://www.socarts.co.uk/blog/did-you-suffer-the-january-blues monthly 0.5 2022-02-14 https://www.socarts.co.uk/socarts daily 1.0 2022-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604624da5914da03d99625ec/1627980719262-N2N0QUW21M96EWEGU75M/Contact+us+button+.png Socarts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604624da5914da03d99625ec/1627980544296-KZ24CAFH08UEHUS16Y52/BLOG+FINAL+BUTTON+.png Socarts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604624da5914da03d99625ec/1627980420082-3GW97ACBQ2FN5Y2181J1/FINAL+SOCIAL.+BUTTON+.png Socarts https://www.socarts.co.uk/featured-artists daily 0.75 2021-08-02 https://www.socarts.co.uk/about-sean-oconnor daily 0.75 2021-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604624da5914da03d99625ec/1625748648982-REDL87GJBIC0W51KS1JN/013_11.jpg About Sean - Later life Late in 2013, everything changed catastrophically for the worse, following a sudden change in Sean’s prescribed medication. Very soon he didn’t feel well and it was clear to us that this was a mistake, at best, or some unexplained policy at worst. On 22 October 2013, Sean ended up being sectioned and carted off to London in a caged police van. This experience haunted him until his death. Sean’s next few months saw several changes in medication and left him a physical and mental wreck. Sean dabbled in herbal remedies – reaching out for some magic fix. We believe he had been taking St John’s wart and had contacted a herbalist the week before his death in a desperate state asking her for help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604624da5914da03d99625ec/1626085772800-E6HJKQHTKXR9FKM4C4UR/Screenshot+2021-03-15+at+10.56.46.png About Sean The last time I saw Sean my husband and I were getting ready to go to Ireland, and he turned up. He had rushed to our flat on the bus to give me a present of a brooch which he had bought for me. He was calm and in good form, and said during the course of conversation that he didn't believe he would live a lot longer as he felt he had serious physical problems. He asked that, if this was the case, I might wear the brooch often and think of him. Sean spoke to two school friends on Sunday 30th October and they persuaded him to meet them at his favourite Brighton restaurant on the evening of Monday 31st October, a treat on them. Sean never turned up and they couldn’t get hold of him. He had been spotted by his parish priest that Monday morning having a coffee, the priest commenting that Sean did not look at all well. Sunday 30th October was the last communication the family had with Sean. He would normally text several times a day and, because of all this, we feel he must have passed away some time on Monday 31st October 2016. Helen O’Connor 02.04.2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604624da5914da03d99625ec/1626345147288-FY7D3XVKTPZX9FM87SFJ/Screenshot+2021-05-13+at+13.25.42.png About Sean - Early Life Sean, the second of my five children, was born in Pembury, Kent, on May 23rd, 1963. He was a healthy and happy child, with a great sense of fun that was so throughout his life, until his turbulent last three years. He seemed to enjoy his school years and was popular, sporty and applauded as a very skilled fast bowler. He developed an early love of art and literature, which was to be his passion always. On leaving school Sean studied geography at Sussex University graduating in 1985. Following time as a crew-hand on a yacht in the West Indies Sean returned home and secured a job as an assistant town planner in Windsor, sadly it was not to last long. 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Who are we We are a Community Interest Company (CIC) based on the life and work of the late artist, Sean O’Connor. Sean suffered from mental health throughout a large part of his later life but showed tremendous talent through his artwork. SOCArts, founded by close friend Patrick Byrne in collaboration with Claire Byrne and Zoe Parker – aims to raise awareness on mental health challenges and the benefits the Arts have on such artists. We are a platform where art enthusiasts, and ‘up and coming’ artists can showcase their work and their story; just as Sean has done so. The website allows visitors to purchase, not only prints of Seans work – but also pieces from other talented artists. Mental health awareness is at the heart of everything we do as Sean used art as a form of expression and release. SOCArts aims to inspire and promote the benefits ‘the Arts’ has on mental health issues, through collaborations and partnerships with other organisations that share the same ethos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/604624da5914da03d99625ec/1626093341963-TV5HHS4Q42E831NMERTD/scan+image+.png About Us This collection of Sean’s work closely reflects the fluctuations in his mind and shows some parallel to his mental health. Sadly the last year of work we have in the collection is 2013 which seems to be the downward spiral of Sean’s mental wellbeing. It was only subsequent to Sean’s passing, and the family entrusting custody of the collection to friends, that the extent of his work and Sean’s true talent was realised. 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