Image from FibroArt (Facebook). Click to visit & like their page.
I happened upon this image today on the FibroArt Facebook page.  It’s been a bit of an overwhelming period for me, and this image seemed to speak well to how the past few days have been. 🙂
Please, take the time out to visit and like their page. It’s a wonderful space that celebrates both art and survival.
You know what fatigue is when you can’t even get up to take a shower…
the shame of pain by Stacy M. Ihlenfeld. Click to visit her blog on WordPress.
Art is by blogger Stacy M. Ihlenfeld, who is also an artist and musician. Â Visit her blog “still smihlen” to see more of her wonderful pain awareness art.
Image by Linda Kuniyama. Click to visit read article about her on John Cabot University website.
A work in progress. I am happy with it so far. 🙂
FIBROmyALGIA by Andrea Ninetta Hernandez. Image from http://fineartamerica.com/ | Click to visit their page to see more FibroArt for sale.
I had not idea that FineArtAmerica had an entire section devoted to FibroArt. There aren’t many pieces as of yet, but what is there is great so far.
Prices for prints range from 50€ to 156€. The above is a print by Andrea Ninetta Hernandez, selling for 54€.
Latest image from my got fibro? get life. series.  It’s a work in progress, but I wanted to share it.  Any thoughts/feedback/questions welcomed.
Want to get involved in this project? Â Let me know!
Happy Tuesday!
D.
never look away, (series: got fibro? get life.), digital media, Diedré M Blake (2015)
This is the first piece from a series that I’m working on called “got fibro? get life.” I’ve been wanting to find a way to explore the shift in attitude towards fibromyalgia and how it impacts my life.
It’s always sometimes challenging to write about your own art, so I’ll leave it here. Of course, your comments are always appreciated.
Happy Monday!
Until Tomorrow,
D.
“Frida Kahlo (self portrait)”. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia –
Image from Everyday Health Article: Did Artist Frida Kahlo Have Fibromyalgia? Click to read.
“Frida Kahlo’s art depicts a woman bound and pierced in locations that can be strongly affected by fibromyalgia pain. Although the diagnosis didn’t exist in Kahlo’s lifetime, modern women living with fibromyalgia may find her art and passion inspiring…Yet some experts believe she might have suffered from fibromyalgia symptoms, including pain and fatigue. Indeed, her self-portraits…may strike a chord in others all too familiar with fibromyalgia pain…Trauma, including car crashes and sexual or physical abuse, seems to correlate with a fibromyalgia diagnosis. The theme of Kahlo’s chronic pain runs through her art…”
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