The light and shade of brain injury recovery

When comic artist Wallis Eates saw an ad from Headway East London looking for an artist in residence for the charity’s art studio, she knew she had to apply…

Headway’s East London studio provides a place for members, who all have acquired brain injuries, to create artwork.

Eates’ own line of work leading up to this included autobiographical comics, and digital storytelling with prisoners.

“I’d been looking for ways to help others share their stories or collaborate on story-sharing,” she tells NR Times.