Check out this short interview on the Doctors TV Show about my artwork and dermatographia! It’s sort of sensationalized, but fun nonetheless. Here’s the synopsis they wrote: A woman with a unique skin condition called Dermatographia uses her body to create temporary, ever-changing illustrations. Ariana’s skin is extremely sensitive to the slightest scrape and because
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Emely Martinez spent years hiding her condition, called alopeica, with strangers, friends, and even family. Then she came to realize that she is beautiful because of who she is on the inside, not because of her external appearance. With this realization, she stopped wearing the wigs and hats that were covering up her bald head.
“I’m very interested in the historical periods of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment when artistic and scientific interest turned toward the understanding and exploring of our physical being and the nature of its malaise. It seems to me that at a personal level we all have to retrace this path of discovery about the physical,
“My strength is my vulnerability. It is the key with which I open and close space. It is my map through space.” “There is no knowledge without the body.” -Ernesto Pujol I was fortunate enough to meet Ernesto back in 2005 in Seattle. He was the juror for a show at Center on Contemporary Art
Welcome Phoebe Duff, fellow dermatographic ;’) Phoebe posts lovely photos on Instagram, so I reached out to her for an interview: Skin Tome (ST): Do you try to hide the fact that you have dermatographia, or do most people know you have it? Phoebe Duff (PD): With people I have never met before I try
Hi Ariana, I’ve been looking at your blogs and pictures recently, and i just love your work! Some of the patterns you create are just beautiful. Ive only had this condition about 3 years, and literally found out in the last few weeks what it was called. So as you can imagine I’m a sponge
