Relieve COVID-19, Lockdown and post lockdown related mental health issues with transformational wall art for improved wellbeing.
Healthcare and academic professionals are predicting a surge in mental health related issues as lockdown is lifted and the need for healthier working environments, post lockdown.
Businesses and organisations are already advised to integrate screening and other social distancing methods, to protect people as they go back to work but this is an exciting opportunity to use this time to create positive working and living spaces, that inspire and motivate people in these difficult, stressful times. We have all suffered in some way due to confinement and the global worry surrounding the epidemic but as we all pivot and change in our work and life, we can learn to value the powerful benefits that art, creativity and nature can bring.
Wellbeing Wall Art can bring nature and art into these environments and generate positivity but also help people to connect with nature on a deeper level, as is a proven tool to foster creativity and alleviate stress and other mental health related conditions.
Have you visited an art gallery and stopped to immerse yourself in an artwork that captivated you? Have you made a compulsive purchase of an artwork that you simply had to buy? Have you gazed out of your window and drifted off into a daydream or got lost in a creative activity? Art is a transformational tool that aids emotional healing and is already being used by the NHS in outreach programs to help patients through creative play and nature immersion.
In a workplace environment, have you worked in a space that is surrounded by white or plain walls? That can be a cold and uninspiring place to work in. As we move into a new normal, which will, in turn, create new workplace practices and restrictions, it’s important that we embrace the human factor and take better care of our staff and each other. People need to feel valued as individuals and our mental health is now recognised as an important factor in improved wellbeing. If you value your team, they will be more motivated and loyal and become advocates of your brand. It’s not rocket science at all but pre-lockdown, there was a very worrying trend towards loss of productivity, through work-related stress and that will now be greatly magnified by lockdown anxiety and the uncertainty of a post lockdown world.
Now imagine a workplace that’s designed for wellbeing. Picture a large wall filled with an artwork or a photograph of wilderness, a beach, a mountain, clouds, a wildflower meadow - the list goes on. How would that make you feel? Many of us have been able to embrace nature through our social distanced walks and exercise and have seen how quiet and peaceful it is without the noise of cars, aeroplanes or people. We can’t lose that special connection with nature when the lockdown is lifted as when it does, there is the ever facing threat of environmental damage and pollution that hasn’t gone away. By having a strong connection with nature, we value and care for it, so bring that connection into the workplace. That could be with incorporating artwork, photography, emotive words and statements and even by bringing more plants into working spaces and providing better light and air quality.
Being in business and working for a living doesn’t have to be boring or something that we just do to get by, let’s fill it with colour and vitality, art and creativity and create a better working future where nature and the health of our bodies and minds come first.
As an award-winning artist, designer, photographer and poet, I create bespoke wall art to help staff, customers, visitors, patients and residents in care homes to move past issues, instil positivity and motivation and enjoy a healthier working lifestyle and quality of life.
To see some examples of mindful wall art and to learn more visit www.cre8urbrand.co.uk/wall-art-for-mindfulness
This article was written by Jason Conway, an award-winning creative professional, artist, writer and poet based in Stroud, Gloucestershire UK. You can find out more about his business at www.thedaydreamacademy.com or connect with him on social media.
