Artwork

This illustration attempts to describe the process of re-experiencing past memories that have been triggered by a recent Crohn's attack.

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Drawn in March 2008. I had gone almost 6 months without the medications I normally take for Crohn's disease because I was waiting for my insurance at my job to kick in.

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Just as the title implies...

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A time when I was feeling a little down and lost.

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I created this piece when I first began working at Redwood Place. This was my first job after graduating.

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This piece was made shortly after moving to San Francisco. This is both an experiment with fiber arts and my attempt at imagining what is to come.

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This piece was created after I had finished my thesis and one month before I moved to San Francisco.

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This piece was created to display the process of free association.

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I began this piece with no thoughts in mind except that I wanted to explore the possibility of using wool and fiber in artwork.

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This piece relates to how I perceive the process of group art psychotherapy. Although there always multiple happenings within the group, the therapist and the clients are only capable of sustaining their attention on a finite amount of the process.

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This series is made up of drawings created while interning with eating disorder patients.

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This piece was made as a way to pay homage to my grandmother, who at the time, was exhibiting the beginning signs of dementia.

In this piece, I have included pictures from her photo album and incorporated them to the sides of 27 wooden blocks. Together, the 27 blocks make a three dimensional square. However, the blocks have been separated. Some are placed together forming a portion of the square, and others are separate from the would-be square.

The blocks that are kept separate from the would-be square are meant to represent the seemingly random losses of memory that accompany dementia.

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This painting was inspired by a Quebecois artist, Jean-Paul Riopelle.

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This piece is based upon Maslow's hierarchy of needs; the bottom being physical needs such as food, water and rest. In this piece I attempt to make sense of how I relate to the world since my physical needs are often compromised due to Crohn's disease. Total size: 5'x6'

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This series was created after a long term hospitalization and operation due to Crohn's disease.

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