Fit to Fly
Fit to Fly era ’03- ‘05
‘September Exhibition in Old Market house Centre.’ Dungarvan Leader.9-‘03
Phyllis Davis, newly elected president of Dungarvan Lions Club who officially launched the exhibition spoke poignantly about Corina’s artwork and how moving it was to gain a sense of a person’s life in this way.
‘Fighting the fatigue.’ RTE guide. 5-‘04
The [Fit to Fly] documentary, by the highly talented David Begley, takes us into the struggle and, for the first time, helps us to understand what M.E. is all about. In it, Corina talks openly –and from the heart- about her journey over the past number of years and about her determination to overcome her illness through the creative process
(Rory Hafford)
‘Lismore Artist to feature on RTE’s Nationwide.’ The Avondhu. 5-‘03
Corina Duyn, artist, writer and professional doll maker from Lismore, is shortly to feature on RTE’s Nationwide programme.
(Pat Kiely)
‘Paiting helps Corina cope with M.E.’ Irish Examiner. 5-‘04
Corina expresses her deepest feelings in her pictures. A common theme is eggs hatching and birds flying.
(Stephan Flanagan)
‘Journeys in her Head. Artist Corina Duyn.’ Dungarvan Observer 5-‘04.
What strikes you about Corina Duyn is not her illness but her beautiful smile! What shines through is her use of her ability, not her disability!
The Fit to fly DVD was launched last Monday evening during M.E. Awareness week, by M.E. P. Brian Crowley (himself wheelchair bound) in front of a large crowd in Lismore Library.
(Pat Kiely)
‘All About ME.’ Health supplement Sunday Independent. 5-‘04
She attributes the very gradual improvement in her health to the healing that came through expressing her creativity. ‘I realised that I could be free on paper, even if I was not free in my body’, she says. ‘The images I created helped me to figure outwhat was going on with my life and how I could find my way again.’
(Andrea Smith)
‘New Exhibition at Tramore library. Waterford News and Star. 9-‘04
Mary Grehann, Arts co-ordinator for Waterford Healing Arts Trust, launched the collection. She remarked on the imagination, inventiveness and creative power of Corina’s work.
‘Corina’s work helps heal M.E. suffering. Lismor artist to give talk at WRH this Friday.’ Munster Express. 9-‘04
[David Begley]: ‘I do not support the myth of the tortured artist producing their best work while in trauma, but am aware how we can draw on our experiences to create our work. in Corina’s case I expect that her best work to come later.
