Multiples sclerosis is a potentially disabling diseases. The pouring techniques represent the chaotic nature of the disease. The tears gradually increase in size throughout the artworks in order to show the gradual deterioration of the protective coating (myelin sheath) of the nerve fibers. The stitching represents the messages within the central nervous system being altered. I left the frame exposed as it represents the nerve fiber meanwhile the coating gradually deteriorates.
urticaria
In 2018, I was diagnosed with chronic urticaria. I wanted to create artwork that described my personal struggle with the condition and use relevant materials to express this. My ‘Hives’ artwork is about my main trigger; food. Plates are often used to serve food, which is supposed to nourish you. Unfortunately, this wasn’t necessarily the case for me. Therefore, I decided to draw different areas of the body where I have gotten hives, and decoupage them onto the plates.
