Personal Mythologies | Illustrated Healing

Artist Statement:

This series of drawings is a collection of emotional self-portraits—visual translations of moments when words failed me. Each piece represents an experience tied to my mental health, a reflection of feelings too complex or overwhelming to articulate out loud. Drawing has become a vital form of expression for me, allowing space to process, release, and better understand myself. These illustrations are not only cathartic, but also an invitation for others to recognize pieces of their own emotional world within them.

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About the Work

In Personal Mythologies, each piece is a confrontation with the subconscious: layered, symbolic, and unflinchingly intimate. This series unspools like a dream where beauty and darkness coexist—examining grief, ego, shame, desire, and the tangled knots of inherited narrative. These are not just illustrations; they are visual rituals.

From writhing roots of mycelial consciousness to the distorted shimmer of ego’s mask, the work invites viewers into an internal landscape that is both familiar and otherworldly. It is vulnerable, surreal, and deeply archetypal.

Each piece in the series is rendered with meticulous linework and emotional gravity, inviting the viewer to consider their own personal mythologies—the invisible stories shaping identity, longing, and memory.

Exhibition Includes

A series of 10+ mixed-media illustrations (digital and traditional processes)
Thematic focus on psychological symbolism, archetype, and spiritual processing
Works available as fine art prints

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