Threads of Impact

Artwork by Scott Rathman Sr

When I established CoUnity I didn’t really know where it would take me.  For I had previously worked full time for 40 years with clear roles and responsibilities for the positions I held.  I hoped that through CoUnity I could tie together the many areas of interest that I held that offered something for others.  Hopefully that can still happen.

Recently I commissioned an Adelaide based Aboriginal artist, Scott Rathman (who happens to be my nephew), to create an image that represented what I was aiming to achieve with CoUnity.  The image pictured is called Threads of Impact.  A motif to describe how environmental, social, creative and cultural threads may come together.

Interestingly I have landed a new job to lead a disability and retirement living service for my local community in the Lockyer Valley.  Already I see this opportunity as a way the inspiration for CoUnity can be brought together with people living in my own community.

For now, I see CoUnity as a slow growing tree rather than a rapidly growing annual.  It will germinate, it will grow, and it will provide some shade for whoever finds their way to its shelter. 

The role I have is currently full time, however once I have wrangled it a little, I will drop back to part time and give more focus to the emerging CoUnity tree.  To weave the threads of impact for others to embrace.  Peace, Chris

Btw Scott Rathman’s art can be accessed through his Facebook page Rusted Tin