Dr. Zoë Waller is a chemist living in England. She also has dermatographia, and decided to do something really interesting with it. One of her New Year’s resolutions is to draw a molecule on her skin each day, photograph it, and post it on her Twitter account. I found about her project through google and
Category: Dermatographia
Just the other day I got the following email from Amanda Mitchell in Calgary: “Hi Ariana, I came across your blog, which was really interesting and dermographia doesn’t seem as rare as I was led to believe. I’ve had this condition for a number of years, and it first originated when I moved from our
Ric Jones realized he’s not alone. Hello Ariana, My name is Ric Jones. I watched a news special a few years ago that you appeared in regarding rare conditions. I recorded it because I have the same condition that you have. Until I watched that show I thought it was just me. I am originally
Have you ever wondered what dermatographia looks like as it appears and then disappears? Well now you can see it firsthand! I made this video to illustrate the process: First I start with a template (since the drawing takes a few minutes to appear, it's hard to see what I'm doing without a template). This
Drew and I have been corresponding about dermatographia since early 2011, and he recently sent me an update on his condition. As some of you may know, dermatographia has a tendency to lessen or disappear completely as we age. It’s different for everybody, as is the severity of the condition, but most people I’ve talked
Dear Ariana, I just wanted to personally write to you to express my sincerest gratitude for your photography. The strength you have embracing your dermatographia was life changing for me. I have been to several doctors over the last two years (it showed up in my 30′s randomly) who apparently have misdiagnosed me with chronic
