Hi I'm Hex Gregson, A Disabled Transgender maker and painter based in the North.

When I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia at 13, I struggled to find meaning in my life, knowing it had changed forever. I stayed creative as a way of respite from my condition by water colour painting and crocheting and creating anything I fancied. 

Art and Textile college and degrees later I found myself still obsessed with how water colours form and how wool feels in my hands. I find myself a young 15 year old finding an artistic career in its formative years starting hexagram designs, as a way to raise money for my school year to do prom by selling my art prints. 10 years later, I'm still finding my feet as a working artist, volunteering in galleries and helping young people create and make art. 

I felt I couldn't just give up on being creative because I was ill, so my passions changed to fit my new life. With my condition, I have to rest for about at least 6 ½ hours a day in bed, so one of my passions is to create when I'm laying down giving my new resting form a purpose. And when I feel up to it, water colouring outdoor plants and painting from real life outside.