{"product_id":"mickey","title":"Mickey","description":"\u003cp\u003eLauren Sims urges artists with mental illness to courageously express themselves, regardless of their creative skills. She uploads both successes and failures to her Instagram account to encourage a growth mindset and participation in the arts. Lauren’s candour about her work, along with her struggles and recovery from schizoaffective disorder, diminishes stigma for severe and chronic mental illnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLauren's artistic niche is creating pet portraits (especially support pets) in acrylic on canvas, but she also has experience in fine art, sketching, watercolour, and mixed medias. Lauren's pet portrait commissions have grown in popularity, and she loves the opportunity to capture the essence of these beloved animals. This is her eighth year exhibiting with Recovered Futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow Lauren on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laurensimsart\/\" title=\"Follow Lauren on Instagram\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/laurenjs8\" title=\"Follow Lauren on Facebook\"\u003eFacebook\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMum adopted my 'brother' Mickey in 2010. He was a stray. Mick has always been an intuitive support, actively seeking out anyone crying at mum’s house and sitting with them; myself included. He’s soothing, he knows it, and he cares.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, at around 18 years old, Mickey is blind, deaf, and lives with kidney and heart issues. Through it all, he still manages to delight in his walks and loves snuggling close. He’s been an integral motivator for my support pet portraits; many of which I have shared in previous Recovered Futures exhibitions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lauren Sims","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46098625822927,"sku":null,"price":211.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/3073\/3007\/files\/Lauren-Sims-Mickey-CU.jpg?v=1788744473","url":"https:\/\/recoveredfuturesshop.rfq.com.au\/products\/mickey","provider":"Richmond Fellowship Queensland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}