2025

My name is Dossie, and I attend McInnis School. I love drawing, dancing, and playing sports. My favorite sport is football—Roll Tide! Alabama is my favorite team. I also play basketball at TRC, and I’m a phenomenal player. Creating art

My name is Ashley. I hear voices and make things with yarn here in Northwest Alabama. Early-onset schizophrenia changed the course of my life. I lost everything I had and everything I had dreamed of—college, a traditional job, a family.

My name is Marcus, and I’m part of The Arc of Clarke County. One of my favorite things to do is walk around the city of Jackson. I love visiting with friends and taking in everything the city has to

My name is Lance, and I go to The Arc of Clarke County Day Program. I really enjoy collecting all kinds of things—especially video games and monster cars. I named my artwork Home of the Brave because it reminds me

My name is Rodrick, but my friends call me Rod. I attend The Arc of Clarke County, and I love painting rocks and going places with my friends. One of my favorite things to do is collect wall calendars. I

My name is Carol. I’m 72 years old. I’ve struggled with depression for much of my adult life. Even so, I’ve found some peace and happiness in church—that’s where I met my husband. We were married for 18 years, and

I live with mood disturbances and developmental complications. These have often led to communication breakdowns and difficulties fitting into social environments. At a time when I thought I’d reached the final chapter of my life, I found a renewed sense

My name is David. I have schizophrenia and dyslexia, so please forgive any lack of professionalism. Honestly, I don’t even know what “normal” is. I didn’t learn how to read until second grade. Teachers told my mom to pull me

Hi, my name is Harmony. I live with Borderline Personality Disorder, PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and ADHD. My childhood wasn’t easy—we moved a lot. When I was seven, my mom married a man who was an alcoholic.

My story is simple. I suffer from PTSD, anxiety, and depression—all of which started in my 30s. My ex-husband was the beginning of it all, and things only intensified after serving three combat deployments to Iraq (two for 12 months