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Alice O’Brien uses hidden talent to paint ‘beautiful’ art, process relentless bullying and come out on top – ABC News
Alice O’Brien has had her fair share of trauma in her young life, but she’s not letting it stop her from pursuing her love of abstract painting. She’s using her…
When Raylene Garwood first saw the artwork of 11-year-old Alice O’Brien advertised online, she was stunned.
“I was so interested in what she was producing, I reached out to the family,” said Ms Garwood, a counsellor who works with traumatised war veterans in Tasmania.
It was then she learned that Alice had started painting to help recover from the trauma of severe bullying at school.
Ms Garwood, from Open Arms Veterans and Family Counselling in Launceston, invited Alice to run an art therapy workshop…
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