Courage wasn't only fighting your circumstances; sometimes making peace with your circumstances required more courage.
~Sonali Dev
Artists with illnesses for Art Thursday.
I enjoy Becky Blair's artwork. She talks about being "knocked off her perch" by lupus here.
Anna Cowley Ford makes interesting art inspired by her migraines.
Elizabeth Jameson creates colorful works from her own MRIs, among other things. Hear about another of her projects:
Australian Lauren Rowe (who has cystic fibrosis):
Filmmaker Jason DaSilva chronicles his illness:
It's Rare Disease Day. "Building awareness of rare diseases is so important because 1 in 20 people will live with a rare disease at some point in their life. Despite this, there is no cure for the majority of rare diseases and many go undiagnosed."
Links from previous posts:
* Art as therapy
* Inviting children with learning difficulties to participate in the arts
* The body's bank account
* Traveling while chronically ill
* What we don't see
1 comment:
Fascinating how they're trying to cope with their illnesses...and help others understand what's going on with them. Good for them.
I especially liked the waiting room make-overs.
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