My work was once again selected to appear in The Body Electric—an annual health and humanities exhibit that is part of the International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE).
One of this year’s themes was Art as Coping so I submitted three of my paresthesia symptomatology pieces:
from my artist statement for the exhibit
I have created a series of embroideries exploring my invisible symptoms, stitching the sensations freehand as I experience them. This allows me to cope more easily with my symptoms, turning what is disturbing into a meditative art practice. These paresthesia pieces from my symptomatology series explore the neurological sensations of tingling.
There are always many excellent pieces submitted, so be sure to peruse the entire catalog online.
I also did an interview with Dr. Allison Crawford for the 5-year retrospective of The Body Electric in March 2021 since I participated in the 2014 and 2015 exhibits. Though the entire interview was shown as part of the conference last year, the public version has been edited down to just over five minutes.
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And if you’d like to see the catalog for the retrospective, it’s also online.