Self Portrait in Watercolor

Take it or Leave it

Things Lost

Art Therapy- My Body as a Map

I started thinking about my body as a map while watching my partner study anatomy every night in our home during medical school. Maps of bodies invaded my living space, are on every screen, on the walls, on the tables. I thought about using my own body to map out my life and my past, the things that have happened, the things that don't get talked about.

"The Places on My Body Where you Left Visible Wounds (and I lied about... )"

Anger

Octopus Garden

Not only is the octopus incredibly intelligent, beautiful and strange, they are also collectors. They collect shells and other objects to build gardens and fortresses around their lairs, some even carry shells for protection. Much like myself, an obsessive collector, a builder of gardens and beautifully placed things.

Mika Dancing