TURBULENCE BEHIND TRANQUILITY
FILMS
A talented professor is forced to come to terms with her clinical depression.
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
Addicted to drugs and alcohol, a housewife's self-destructive behavior starts to take its toll on her husband and two young children.
In this award-winning drama, a high school senior must choose between enrolling at the college of her dreams and remaining at home to take care of her bipolar mother.
A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
turbulence behind tranquility, a rotating installation and exhibition that engages the public through visual, musical, and written creative expression that aims to help destigmatize mental health within our communities.
despondency series
2018
Despondency is defined as a state of low spirits caused by loss of hope or courage.
In this series of small acrylic paintings on paper, I explored my own period of melancholia during the late part of summer in 2018, with black acrylic paint and bits of reclaimed art paper.
Each piece in this series explores a small sliver of the darkness that can sweep into the mind.
dysphoria | acrylic on paper | 2018
anxiety | acrylic on paper | 2018
dysthymia | acrylic on paper | 2018
Gender dysphoria is the feeling of distress or discomfort because of the difference between a person’s gender (assigned at birth) and their gender identity. This applies to both males who are assigned a female gender at birth and females who were assigned the male gender at birth. People with gender dysphoria are normally transgender. However, there are cases of non-binary gender identities in which gender dysphoria is present.
Anxiety refers to anticipation of a future concern and is more associated with muscle tension and avoidance behavior. Fear is an emotional response to an immediate threat and is affiliated with a fight or flight reaction. Anxiety disorders cause people to try to avoid situations that trigger or worsen their symptoms. Anxiety Disorders include: generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder and separation anxiety disorder.
Persistent depressive disorder, also called dysthymia is a chronic form of depression. Loss of interest in normal daily activities, feeling hopeless, lacking productivity, and having low self-esteem and an overall feeling of inadequacy are common symptoms of this disorder. These feelings last for years and may significantly interfere with your relationships, school, work and daily activities.
depression | acrylic on paper | 2018
mixed state | acrylic on paper | 2018
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it impacts how you feel, think and behave. Depression can also lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. Individuals living with depression often have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities and sometimes may feel as if life isn't worth living.
Mixed features is a specifier for the mood disorder bipolar disorder. An individual living with this disorder experiences symptoms of both manic and depressive episodes. This means depressive episodes with mixed features, where the main symptoms are depressive but subclinical manic symptoms are also present. Or a manic episode will present with mixed features, where the main symptoms are those of a manic episode but depressive symptoms are also present.
reflections
Self-reflection is the key to self-awareness. By examining our thoughts, feelings, actions and emotions in an unbiased, neutral manner we are better able to grow as individuals throughout our journey.
face in my dreams | acrylic on paper | 2019
quiet desperation | acrylic on canvas | 2022
mother carries the burden | acrylic on paper | 2019
it's all so elementary | acrylic on paper | 2019
don't forget about me | acrylic on canvas | 2021