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
Tag: skin writing
I'm an artist with dermatographia. This is a skin condition that can be extremely embarrassing and annoying, causing my skin to itch and welt in a dramatic way. Thankfully it's not debilitating or harmful, and I've learned to manage it by taking good care of myself and using products for sensitive skin. I've also learned
Following is the interview published in Emaho Magazine by Raksha Bihani 1. You use the tenderness of your skin to transcend the usual limits of flesh to create art on your skin. What do you aim at, with your art and with treating your skin as canvas? I like to think of it as giving
Frequently I get asked how I manage my dermatographia. My new friend Ellen in Hong Kong asked how I deal with our skin condition, so I wrote this post. [Update: Check out this post (click here) for even more tips, and here's my updated Dermatographia page too] About 5% of the population has dermatographia, and
Recently I was asked by Stefanie Zorub Montanha from São Paulo to do an interview for a Brazilian magazine about art and creativity. Following is the interview, to be published sometime soon: I read in your website that you have very sensitive skin and the scratches last about 30 minutes. When did you figure out
Ephemeral opened at Adelphi University last month. The show, curated by Carson Fox, looks amazing! I’m honored to be included with these great artists–the curator is one herself. Top Image: Sail, archival inkjet print, 40 x 30″, 2011 from my Blouse series. Lower Images: installation views of Ephemeral
