Pages of a Diary & Pages of a Sketchbook

Daddy Oh’s, Edmonton, AB & ArtsHab 1, Edmonton AB - 2006

Daughter of Gemini (from Pages of a Diary); 2005; acrylic, charcoal, wallpaper, oil stick on paper; 31.75” x 43.5”
And What of Knights? (from Pages of a Diary); January 2004; acrylic, charcoal, oil, pastel/stick fabric on paper; 38” x 41”
He Loves Me/Not (from Pages of a Diary); April 2005; acrylic, charcoal, pencil crayon, oil stick/pastel, graphite on paper; 23” x 34.75”
Seeking Deity of Fertility (from Pages of a Diary); March 2004; acrylic, charcoal, wallpaper, oil stick on paper; 31.75” x 43.5”
A L'il Piece O' Heaven (from Pages of a Diary); June 2004; acrylic, charcoal, oil stick collage on paper; 42.25” x 30.25”
The Rare Wish (from Pages of a Diary); May 2005; acrylic, graphite, pencil crayon, oil stick/pastel, collage, on paper; 12” x 18”
Worst Case Scenario (from Pages of a Diary); June 2004, acrylic; charcoal, pencil crayon, oil stick/pastel, collage on paper; 43.75” x 30.25”

Pages of a Diary and Pages of a Sketchbook are a series of self-portraits, in both unflattering and complimentary representations. Like the pages of a diary, they record moments in my life of extreme happiness and desolation. Like pages of a sketchbook, the preliminary drawing is not always obliterated, to allow the imperfections to tell it’s own story. It is an honest portrayal of thoughts, that some relate to, in the theme of mental illness.

Maybe Then He'd Love me (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
The Void (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Future Prospects (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Release (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
The Cross I Bear (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Free Will (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Pheonix (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Hope in a Package (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Mask (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Dunce (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
2.5 years of Wrong Love (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
For His Affection (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Bended Knee Goddess (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Puppet Show (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Bitch (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Oops Out of Anger (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
No Eggs to Put in the Basket (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Life Giving Worship (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper
Lady Slippers (from Pages of a Sketchbook); June 2006; Ink on raw paper

It was during a moment of severe depression and extreme anxiety, that I finally sought professional psychological assistance and was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Syndrome, now more commonly know as Overly Emotional Disorder.

These two series of work mark the moment in my life when I decided to take mental health seriously.

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