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MANIA ILLUMINATA: a Lamp Story

AS you can see, this lamp has encapsulated my many BIPOLAR MOOD SWINGS!

What Does Artistic Success LOOK Like?

Wouldn’t we all like to know, right? Yes! We all want to be a great “success” in our chosen field, and many artists have a clear idea of what they need to be successful. Speaking for myself, I thought success would mean the end of financial struggle, to a point. As a person with mentalContinueContinue reading “What Does Artistic Success LOOK Like?”

GROWTH, a Painting by Susan T. Martin

THE Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation and The Insights III Art Show

One of the Standout Moments of me ENTIRE LIFE has been the honor and privilege of my Art being chosen in the Insights II Art Exhibition which showcases the work of Bipolar Artists. The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation held this show, to highlight Bipolar Artists and help reduce the stigma of the Disease. ItContinueContinue reading “THE Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation and The Insights III Art Show”

An Introduction and Trigger Warning!

Boom. Just like that! I pushed a button, chose the business plan, and I’m up and running… Why don’t you come run with me for a while? You can see me falter, catch my breath, take a few more steps, laugh, get a stitch in my side, take another step or two…and then give itContinueContinue reading “An Introduction and Trigger Warning!”

Isolationism

At times the Artist feels so exposed…so unlike the rest…so isolated from the rest of humankind… She express this as ,”Feeling like I am painted Green”.

“Through the Eyes of a Survivor” Show

THROUGH The EYES Of A SURVIVOR—Solo Show . These Works were compiled for my Solo Show at The Morean Arts Center during Sexual Violence Awareness Month. The Autobiographical Works are a portal into the Flashbacks and Emotional Upheaval of Violent Sexual Abuse that I have experienced, beginning at age 8. My Art is a necessaryContinueContinue reading ““Through the Eyes of a Survivor” Show”

Fleeting, by Susan T. Martin

Have you ever had snippets of your past flit thru your mind? If you have, you may have an inkling of what someone with PTSD and it’s related Flashbacks experience. For me these are almost always paralyzing and confusing , and definitely debilitating. In my experience as a violent sexual assault survivor three times over,ContinueContinue reading “Fleeting, by Susan T. Martin”