When launched on 1 July 2015, I... was quickly identified a strong sense of creativity in the veteran community. Each campaign's posters showed a more everyday face of the UK's veteran community, one beyond the common framing points of parades, medals, and charity, revealing how talented and diverse veterans genuinely are. It soon became apparent that many veterans used arts and crafts as a source of relaxation, as well as a means of personal expression.

As a result, a campaign was launched in the autumn of 2015 to find veterans willing to take a brave step forward and offer their portfolio of work for inclusion in the exhibition. In response, around thirty portfolios had been submitted for consideration and inclusion in the exhibition. After four weeks of hard deliberation, the artists were chosen, and the plan to turn the idea into reality began as the organisation for this joyous celebration of Veteran creativity gained a rapid pace.

In all, twenty-five works of art were selected from eight veteran artists. The skills that surfaced from project participants were as different and vibrant as the artists themselves. The displayed artwork was created by members of the Army and RAF, with work from former Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) members being well presented.

The exhibition opened on 27 February and ran until 4 March 2016, with work spread across two large rooms with the artists joining invited Veteran affairs stakeholders to enjoy the art on display and Victorian gothic surroundings. Larger, heavier pieces were wall mounted with prints placed on hessian-covered boards to add to the theme of the artist's shared experience of Armed Forces service. A project information stand was also included, complete with artists' backgrounds and information behind the I… project, with printing kindly supplied by AJ Typesetters. Over the next seven days, over 150 people would visit Kelham Hall and enjoy this unique exhibition.

I am extremely grateful for the support of my mother, my exceptionally patient wife and daughter, our genuinely wonderful friends, and the staff at Kelham Hall, Nottinghamshire, who freely gave up their precious time and support to host the exhibition. I would also like to thank the veterans involved in the exhibition and the support from the wider veteran community, stake holders and a host of third parties keen to promote veteran artists.