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Parts of the Inner World – Art & Comics
When I first started working with a therapist, I was struggling to explain my own inner dynamics. My feelings were in flux and I constantly felt like I was being split into several different perspectives and directions. I found out later, that there was a reason for this – I was suffering from dissociative identity…
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Dense Fog
There was a yellow ring glowing gently around my Alexa Dot this morning. It indicated a notification. Hazily, I slapped the screen as I tried to shake off my sleepiness. “Dense Fog Advisory”. I rubbed my eyes and chuckled, that sounds about right, I thought to myself. Over the past several days, I had been…
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Gouacheeee!
Gouache. It’s not only a kind of fun word to say (Goo-wash) I feel like it’s the perfect traditional medium for illustrators. And for as long as it’s been around, it’s not very well known, oddly. If you love experimenting with watercolor take a risk and play around with gouache some time. If you’re an…
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Merry Christmas and Welcome
At the end of the year I like to take a couple weeks off my job as a product designer to reflect, watch copious amounts of TV, and lose myself in art. Mostly, I just love being lazy (and by lazy I mean recovering and taking care of my chronically fatigued body). Staycations are so…
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In Memoriam
The is one of the first large scale pieces of artwork I created and it was created for my brother a few months after he died in February of 2021. This was the second collage of this kind I have created. The other I made while I was in college, shortly before I dropped out…
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Sea Turtles
Over the course of the last few months I have been working on a collection of pieces that focus on animals. Not just animals as they are in nature, but fantastical animals. I tend to want to challenge myself so, I’m not always successful but that’s okay. All part of the learning process. But these…
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Don’t be a jerk. Yes, DID is real.
This is aimed at mental health clinicians who doubt the existence of Dissociative Identity Disorder. Okay, the title of this post probably makes you want to slam this tab shut. I apologize, deep breathes. I’m angry. It feels like the 100th time I’ve come across a clinician in a community forum who denies the existence…
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Sometime After Midnight
I have always been a night owl, a creative, a weirdo. I thought I was just artsy, and hell, as any creative will tell you – we are a wacky bunch! Many of us enjoy thinking out of the box, deep pensive moments, meaningful conversation, and can be incredibly sensitive. There’s some magic there that…
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Among the Stars
Remember when you saw your own death? Between strikes time was endless. As a child, ever curious– you met your own mortality and waited for absolution. Maybe not this one; maybe the next. Don’t worry. I will be among the stars, a safer place than ever was this earth