Our First Nations Artwork

Momentum’s special artwork was created by local artist Shandell Washington. It is a beautiful piece of art!

Indigenous T-Shirts

Momentum now has Indigenous T-Shirts using this design thanks to the support of Toowoomba North Rotary and ALE Print.

“Momentum’s Light”

At the unveiling, Shandell told us all about what elements of the artwork mean. Shandell has named the piece “Momentum’s Light”.

The story is now framed beside the artwork and written below.

This story represents the people of Momentum Mental Health participants and workers together. Over the years the organisation expanded to meet the community needs in Western Downs and Southern Downs region and would like to share their story through this artwork. The large circle in the top left-hand corner represents the workers of momentum, in the middle of the workers is a person who participates within the programs. I have made this circle look like the sun shining down on someone’s journey, because we know people come to you in the time of darkness whether it’s just a shade of dark or they cannot see at all. Then as the workers you are shining the light into the life of many just like the morning sun and walking alongside them to support them on their journey.

Momentum is passionate about mental health and wellbeing, particularly prevention and are leading the way in contemporary mental health and wellbeing programs, this is show cased through the 6 circles placed around the painting representing some of the group activities, Art, Cooking, Tai Chi, Yoga, Gardening and ‘HAACK your wellbeing’ providing practical tools and resources so people can discover how to make the 5 Ways part of their ways to wellbeing through connecting, being active, keeping on learning, being aware and helping others.

The dark blue people are the workers, and the light blue represents the participants which you all help to support. The main activity is one-on-one Wellbeing sessions with your Wellbeing coaches based on the 5 Ways to Wellbeing which is very vital in their journey’s. The large line running through the middle of the circle represents connection to the waterways which links us all together, just above the waterways there are 3 symbols representing Toowoomba, Warwick and Chinchilla offices. At the end of the Momentum M there are a lot of smaller symbols which represent breaking the cycle because what you are doing now for your participants is going to have a flow on effect in the years to come and make a change for our children. Embedded throughout the painting are kangaroo tracks, a kangaroo can only move in one direction and that is forward never back, so empowering them to be strong and keep moving forward. This symbol is also a strong connection to me, my little brothers totem is the red kangaroo so to me it is his spirit guiding and walking alongside others who might be struggling. Family connection is very important there are 3 symbols to represent connection to family at the top of the painting and above the water connection on both sides. So together let’s make Mental Health and Wellbeing a way of life, not a condition.

This painting is to say a big thank you to the workers of Momentum for doing what you do to help our families in time of need, you are much appreciated.