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Added by Love Business East Midlands | 25 May 2021
UPDATED: 25 May 2021
Writer Hazel Gould, songwriter Abimaro Gunnell, illustrator Jay Nolan-Latchford and animated film artists Darius Powell and Abbie Canning all worked on the project.
Children with eczema and their families joined a series of online workshops with the Viva creative team to compose a series of songs based on their own experiences of the condition and the dragon story which they have recorded alongside professional players from the Orchestra.
Marianne Barraclough, Deputy Chief Executive at Sinfonia Viva, explained:
Ten-year-old Arielle Carty, who has had eczema from an early age, was among the participants in the project.
Her mum Shauntelle explained:
“Arielle used to be very self-conscious when her eczema was at its worse so I was keen for her to get involved in this project to show her that she is not the only one who has this condition. She really enjoyed helping to write the songs and her confidence has grown.
“I am so glad that the book and other resources will now be shared in schools to raise awareness among children of what some of their friends are going through and to hopefully encourage more parents to talk about this and share experiences of what treatments have worked for their children.”
The Dragon in My Skin is available to view online https://www.sinfoniaviva.co.uk/news/dragon-in-my-skin-eczema-project