Melissa Mostyn
Writer. Artist. Inescapably a parent-carer. Writing, drawing, painting in short bursts
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SIX DEGREES OF DAVID HOCKNEY
SIX DEGREES OF DAVID HOCKNEY
SIX DEGREES OF DAVID HOCKNEY
Deafness, art and passing the cultural baton
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Writing: the gift my ADHD gave me - by Melissa Mostyn
Writing: the gift my ADHD gave me - by Melissa Mostyn
Writing: the gift my ADHD gave me - by Melissa Mostyn
For as long as I can remember, I have always felt like an alien.
How I got back into making art - by Melissa Mostyn
How I got back into making art - by Melissa Mostyn
How I got back into making art - by Melissa Mostyn
A post timed to coincide with US Mental Health Awareness Month
Meningitis and I: one Deaf person's account
Meningitis and I: one Deaf person's account
Meningitis and I: one Deaf person's account
Part 1 of 3 in a series from the vault
The Accelerated Wardrobe: fashion in the age of speed
The Accelerated Wardrobe: fashion in the age of speed
The Accelerated Wardrobe: fashion in the age of speed
I wrote this in 1999 as a fashion journalist trying to make sense of an industry that was beginning to outrun itself.
Moss, glorious moss! - by Melissa Mostyn
Moss, glorious moss! - by Melissa Mostyn
Moss, glorious moss! - by Melissa Mostyn
Open access starts now - by Melissa Mostyn
Open access starts now - by Melissa Mostyn
Open access starts now - by Melissa Mostyn
Some kind of fairytale - by Melissa Mostyn
Some kind of fairytale - by Melissa Mostyn
Some kind of fairytale - by Melissa Mostyn
Or why I keep drawing them
How Coldplay's Chris Martin and John Lennon cut through the mechanics
How Coldplay's Chris Martin and John Lennon cut through the mechanics
How Coldplay's Chris Martin and John Lennon cut through the mechanics
Evolving musical tastes with a cochlear implant in my first year
Colour after care - by Melissa Mostyn - Artist, Interrupted
Colour after care - by Melissa Mostyn - Artist, Interrupted
Colour after care - by Melissa Mostyn - Artist, Interrupted
On the brink of a new adventure - by Melissa Mostyn
On the brink of a new adventure - by Melissa Mostyn
On the brink of a new adventure - by Melissa Mostyn
SEND reforms, deaf children, and neurodivergence: an artist's view
SEND reforms, deaf children, and neurodivergence: an artist's view
SEND reforms, deaf children, and neurodivergence: an artist's view
First impressions: life after switch-on - by Melissa Mostyn
First impressions: life after switch-on - by Melissa Mostyn
First impressions: life after switch-on - by Melissa Mostyn
The cochlear implant: a deaf mother's story
The cochlear implant: a deaf mother's story
The cochlear implant: a deaf mother's story
Family, play, legacy
Family, play, legacy
Family, play, legacy
A short post on juggling SEND parenting and art
A short post on juggling SEND parenting and art
A short post on juggling SEND parenting and art
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: what you need to know
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: what you need to know
The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: what you need to know
From Bubblegum Pink to International Klein Blue
From Bubblegum Pink to International Klein Blue
From Bubblegum Pink to International Klein Blue
These are our lives now
These are our lives now
These are our lives now
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Medium
The Queen has died. What next?. So the Queen of the United Kingdom and… | by Melissa Mostyn | Medium
The Queen has died. What next?. So the Queen of the United Kingdom and… | by Melissa Mostyn | Medium
So the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms is dead, and I am conflicted.
Last summer, I began a 100-day dress challenge with Wool&. Here’s what I learnt. | by Melissa Mostyn | Medium
Last summer, I began a 100-day dress challenge with Wool&. Here’s what I learnt. | by Melissa Mostyn | Medium
A 100-day dress challenge has transformed the way I think about clothes, and it’s not like I went in with a conscious long-term plan…
A Minute of Listening | by Melissa Mostyn | Medium
A Minute of Listening | by Melissa Mostyn | Medium
The photo-collage is me most evenings after the kids go to bed. I sit alone at the kitchen table ready to draw, while the dishwasher is…
My mother, myself | by Melissa Mostyn | Medium
My mother, myself | by Melissa Mostyn | Medium
For some time now, I’ve been thinking about how best to talk to my mother about my inattentive Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder…
A Letter to the Health Secretary | Medium
A Letter to the Health Secretary | Medium
To the Rt. Hon. Matt Hancock MP
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Films by Melissa Mostyn
Keeping Hope (2021) | Talking Hands series
Award-winning theatre company Deafinitely Theatre, in association with Paines Plough, present Talking Hands, three bold new short films directed by Paula Gar...
Listen, even when your heart is crying (2014) | LumoTV
Listen, even when your heart is crying (2014) | LumoTV
Listen, even when your heart is crying (2014) | LumoTV
(Factual) A personal documentary about how Deaf people experience their parents' grief.
CODA (2011) | LumoTV
CODA (2011) | LumoTV
CODA (2011) | LumoTV
(LumoTV Gold) Drama about a Deaf girl’s struggle to fit in with her hearing family.
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Grayson's Art Club and me - DAO
Grayson's Art Club and me - DAO
Grayson's Art Club and me - DAO
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