June 28, 2016 - For Rubbish Self Esteem
Origin and artist unknown.
Stories
March 22, 2016 - Eating Disorder Conference Perth
Hope & Healing .
I’ll be presenting ‘Hope & Healing Through Art & Stories – The Black Dog Project’ at an eating disorders conference, 29-30th March, 2016 at the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle for professionals, family members, carers and consumers. See information here. Or phone 9340 7711. Organised by the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service Eating Disorders Program & Bridges Eating Disorders Association of WA.
(Artwork from book, ‘In My Room’).
March 21, 2016 - Small Difference
Kimya Dawson … a girl comfy in her difference. (Reposted from 2012)
March 20, 2016 - Army of Ink Monkey Grip
Sometimes people tell me what to see – but I know what I saw.
Footnote: As a kid, I used to hang upside down on the monkey bars, get a swing up and then release my legs, flip and land on my feet in the soft white sand – like a cat. This ink could be about about hanging on with a firm grip on of all that might be pulling her off in a direction that’s not her own. And evoking that feeling of release that comes from the moment when she trusts in herself so strongly that she lets go and flies …
(Reposted from 2010. In Clunk & Jam, 2019 book)