I started painting simple cards, copying and drawing, to distract from my darkness, and also to send to my sons as prison wages were my only form of income. I was told I had talent, but it was hard to believe. I didn’t understand because I had very low self worth and my confidence was non existent. Art has become my passion. It has helped me to cope with prison and the sentence.”
Jasmine, HMP Send, founder member of the Michael Varah Artist in Residence Scheme, run by Watts Gallery