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Bird commission

#art #art therapy #painting #artists on tumblr #self taught artist #animal art #art of the day #art of tumblr #bird #bird art #commission #acryliconcanvas #acrylicpainting #acrylic on canvas

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My two good dogs

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Hey! Please look at my photos of myla. If you got your dog in California I think it’s mylas brother/sister

How did I just now see this!?? They do look like they could be related however we are all the way in VA! But their eyes, fur pattern, and breeds are all alike! Sweet Myla 🥰

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Recents

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Little deer smooch

First painting of 2024 🦌

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Finding Peace in Pain

#art #painting #self taught artist #art therapy #acryliconcanvas #acrylic painting #art of tumblr #art of the day #self portrait #chronic pain #chronic illness

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Second taxidermy class, featuring found butterflies and a birds nest from our yard!

#taxidermy #ethically sourced #oddities and curiosities expo #richmond va #sleeping sirens #progress #taxidermy class #bunny #skull #craft

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King Vulture

#art #painting #acrylic paint #acrylic on canvas #acrylic painting #art therapy #art of the day #art of tumblr #self taught artist

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▫️Double hip dysplasia at birth

▫️Tarsal coalition repair surgeries

▫️Torn tendons

▫️Torn ligaments

▫️Torn cartilage

▫️Early onset osteoporosis

▫️20+ fractures

▫️GI distress

▫️Headaches

▫️Scoliosis and chronic back pain

▫️Fatigue

▫️Subluxations

▫️Daily widespread pain

▫️Arthritis

▫️Vitamin deficiencies

▫️Frequent infections

▫️Pericarditis

▫️POTS

▫️Lymphedema and pooling blood in legs

But also:

✨Resilience✨Strength✨Determination

✨Creativity✨Kindness✨Compassion

✨Empathy✨Advocacy ✨Appreciation for the small successes✨

Happy Ehlers Danlos Syndrome/Lupus awareness month! Hug your zebra loved ones, ask questions, and have empathy for the things you can and can’t see 💜🦓

#spoonie #spoon theory #invisible disability #invisible illness #chronic pain #chronic illness #lupus #ehlers danlos syndrome #pots #disability awareness #hiking #Virginia #blue ridge mountains #nature

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Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy ❤️

Anne Frank

#art #painting #acrylic painting #acrylic on canvas #art of the day #art on tumblr #artists on tumblr #self taught artist #art therapy #bird #animal art

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Painting calmed the chaos that shook my soul.

-Niki de St. Phalle

#art #art therapy #art of tumblr #artists on tumblr #art of the day #painting #acrylic paint #acrylic painting #skull #bird #animal art #self taught artist

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🐻🐝

#artoftheday #art #art therapy #self taught artist #painting #acrylic painting #acryliconcanvas #art on tumblr #artists on tumblr #animal art #bear

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Invisible implies unable to be seen

The diagnoses I carry are labeled as such and maybe people can’t imagine, don’t want to imagine but it’s easy to dismiss something you claim is hidden from sight

what I experience is far from unseen

My disease reveals itself in the armor I don for battle each day, compression as a second skin, braces and tapes to hold together tissue and bone frail and bird like

It is visible in the hours spent in waiting rooms, the familiarity of cold, clinical sterility associated with pain

My skin bears the burden of illness, marked with bruises and scarring delicate as aging paper

Punctured daily with medicine intended to heal glass bones but simultaneously eroding my spirit

At times flushing on my face akin to a butterfly’s resting place, red hot wings branded onto flesh

This malady is seen in the repeated fractures and tears, limping and adjusting to find relief

It is identified in my need to sit, the sweat that blossoms when I must stand, the blood pooling in extremities, swelled and discolored

Mostly it is evident in the absence of me, the late night gatherings that happen as I rest, physical activities exceeding what I can give

The pain and exhaustion dragging me back to a point of isolation, one from which I’d escape if I could

The manifestations are intricate but revealed with empathy and the mindful gathering of information

To call my conditions invisible negates the palpable evidence of affliction

Minimizes my experience

And exacerbates my pain

#invisible illness #pots #ehlers danlos #ehlers danlos syndrome #osteoporosis #celiac disease #lupus #systemic lupus erythematosus #spoonie #chronic illness #chronic pain #invisible disability #writing #my writing #poem #moleskine

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Reflection

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#art #art therapy #self taught artist #painting #art of the day #art on tumblr #artists of tumblr #acrylic on canvas #acrylic painting #bird #animal art

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#art #painting #art therapy #acrylic painting #acryliconcanvas #art of the day #art on tumblr #artists of tumblr #self taught #self taught artist

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🦌🌸

#art #painting #art therapy #acrylic on canvas #acrylicpainting #art of the day #art on tumblr #artists on tumblr #deer #animal art #self taught artist