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Tag: self portrait

I am, I am, I am

1. I am a letter. I have been sliced open and arranged with all the others. Important / ignored / … More

mental illness, poem, poems, poetry, self portrait, triptych, writing

Self Portrait (2014)

Lately I haven’t been able to find the right words for “all of this” so I’ve been turning to visual … More

art, creative, depression, destruction, mental health, mental illness, self, self portrait, suicidal

Scars

[Part of the Body Series] “Have you ever counted them?” “No.” “You should count them,” “Why?” “It’ll be interesting,” “I don’t think … More

body, body image, childhood, confessional, depression, experience, image, injury, life, mental illness, pain, self harm, self portrait, series, teenager, truth, violence, writing

Bones

[Part of the Body Series] Skull: frontal cranial bone: a neat linear fracture: above right eye, below hairline: wish I knew … More

body, body image, experience, experimental, health, injury, life, pain, prosetry, reflection, self, self portrait, series, writing, youth

Needles (2)

[Part of the Body Series] TATTOOS 1: upper right thigh: Latin script: a bad job, artist was too heavy-handed: permanently … More

art, body, body art, body image, experience, experimental, prosetry, self, self harm, self portrait, series, tattoo, tattoos, writing

Needles (1)

[Part of the Body Series] PIERCINGS Left ear: 4 on lobe: 3 cartilage: rook, anti-tragus, helix Right ear: 6 on … More

body, experience, experimental, growing up, life, memory, pain, piercings, self, self portrait, series, style, teenagers, writing

Self Portrait

She enters the high-end shop of jewels, hoping to sell the eternity ring and $700 watch that you tried to … More

bipolar, depression, poetry, self portrait, writing
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