Your are one of my all time favourite artists... I wish I had the talent you do and, yes, vulnerability IS punk as fuck because punk, at it's heart, was about putting yourself out there and damn the consequences. It can be scary, but it also cathartic... and catharsis releases stress... and stress is created by The Man... and undermining The Man is punk as fuck.
I so enjoyed reading this. My mom has Lewy Body dementia as well, after suffering for many years with Parkinson's. I just got back from spending 8 days caring for her in the hospital, and can relate to much of what you shared. I also do collage and painting and love seeing yours. Thanks so much for sharing what you do.
These, your words, hit deep. Thank you. And your images seem full of anxiety to me, which I think is relevant to the subject. The staircase image is hanging around in my head.
thank you for the new installment! the continuing saga of the hallucinations is affecting me in many ways, not sure how to process it yet but i am so grateful to bear witness to the progress of your work! congrats on being back in the studio. much love,
Thanks BA For sharing your thoughts about getting back to work. It’s tough to be patient! I too have experienced something similar. I am enjoying your story and drawings!
I absolutely LOVE the images in your story. Can really feel that on a visceral level. Such an interesting experience reading through that and then getting to the delightful Island Blue scrap book. That TED talk totally had in impact on me too. I think it was one of the first TED talks I'd seen.
Love both the rawness and detail of these graphic panels - I find myself very moved by this snippet of your mother's story, and the rendering of her hallucinations really brings home the terror of living in a state of dementia. Thanks for sharing your work in progress.
Your are one of my all time favourite artists... I wish I had the talent you do and, yes, vulnerability IS punk as fuck because punk, at it's heart, was about putting yourself out there and damn the consequences. It can be scary, but it also cathartic... and catharsis releases stress... and stress is created by The Man... and undermining The Man is punk as fuck.
Andrew!!! Thank you! For some reason your comment appeared on the wrong post... but is no less appreciated!
I so enjoyed reading this. My mom has Lewy Body dementia as well, after suffering for many years with Parkinson's. I just got back from spending 8 days caring for her in the hospital, and can relate to much of what you shared. I also do collage and painting and love seeing yours. Thanks so much for sharing what you do.
Jenelle
Thanks so much! I'm sorry about your Mom... it's truly a horrible disease, as I'm sure I don't need to tell you. Take care of yourself.
If you're interested in seeing more graphic memoir stuff about Lewy Body, there's more on my website, here: https://www.balampman.com/#/lifeswork/
These, your words, hit deep. Thank you. And your images seem full of anxiety to me, which I think is relevant to the subject. The staircase image is hanging around in my head.
Thank you very much Kristine.
thank you for the new installment! the continuing saga of the hallucinations is affecting me in many ways, not sure how to process it yet but i am so grateful to bear witness to the progress of your work! congrats on being back in the studio. much love,
Thanks Juli xo
Thanks BA For sharing your thoughts about getting back to work. It’s tough to be patient! I too have experienced something similar. I am enjoying your story and drawings!
Thanks Kathy!
I absolutely LOVE the images in your story. Can really feel that on a visceral level. Such an interesting experience reading through that and then getting to the delightful Island Blue scrap book. That TED talk totally had in impact on me too. I think it was one of the first TED talks I'd seen.
Thank you Emilie!
Everything about this newsletter is such a pleasure, even if the subject matter is raw. Thank you for sharing so openly.
Thank you very much, Renée.
I love your honesty
Thank you.
Love both the rawness and detail of these graphic panels - I find myself very moved by this snippet of your mother's story, and the rendering of her hallucinations really brings home the terror of living in a state of dementia. Thanks for sharing your work in progress.
Thank you very much! There's more graphic memoir/dementia stuff in past Feed the Monsters, if you're interested to see.
You are incredibly emotionally intelligent, brave, and thoughtful. An inspiration ❤️❤️ Keep doing the things you are doing!