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Published: 2013-12-31 18:13:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 5919; Favourites: 271; Downloads: 38
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I actually finished this weeks ago and debated this entire time if I wanted to share it.I do a small number of disability-related art pieces here and there. And it's healthy to get those feelings on paper and express them as much as I can manage. But sometimes when things are REALLY bad... I draw something full of all the pain and violence I feel in my own body and it disturbs even me to see it drawn on paper.
I drew this on a day right before we got a cold front that dropped us about 50 full degrees overnight. Cold fronts are the bane of my existence... that and incoming rain or ice. TONS of pain. I was... not in a good headspace when I drew this. I drew it out of frustration and anger, I drew it to show what my hips felt like. I didn't want to pull any punches, I didn't want to soften the blow. I was as brutal in the art as the pain itself was on me.
And once I finished it (later, when the pain allowed me to sit up at a computer and color things) I kept it to myself for weeks, wondering if it would upset people or make them uncomfortable. And I realized... yeah, it would. But I was okay with that, because it IS an upsetting thing and I know that and it's okay that others know it too.
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Pain is.
Our society wants to ignore it, pretend it does not exist.
Real art makes the viewer (listener, reader) uncomfortable.
Kick us right in our complacency.
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No need to hide the darkness on the inside.. it never leads to put away dark things.
I love how you've expressed yourself.
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Sometimes the best medicine is share things like that to other... sometimes it heals the soul to share to people who don't personally know you...
That is why things like that are welcome, because you are showing a part of who you are and what you feel, a part of your soul and feels, and those are important part of you!!!
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sometimes, truth IS just like that and sometimes it's soothing for those who can't express themselves like this
in my case I get always a severe headache when the air pressure goes up due to incoming rain/snow or any kind of storms, once it actually starts raining etc. it's fine, but until then it can be hours before I'm relieved from that awful stinging and pounding pain in my head. I can feel with you
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I don't talk about my issues much, either, but I can relate to this. Shift the spikes to the mid-section, and there ya go.
Thank you for sharing it. <3
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I love artwork like this.
It holds great power & emotion, & that's what makes it so special.
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This is a very powerful piece. You have a lot of courage to approach your pain this way and I hope that sharing images like this can help spread awareness about chronic pain. I wish the best for you and hope that some day there can be a way for you to heal. I can't imagine that kind of pain, but this image helps.
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Art is supposed to evoke emotion and feeling, otherwise it isn't art.
Where I am, we've been hit with -35 - -40 degree celsius weather. And it hurts. old aches and pains, combined with hurt of any bared flesh... It sucks.
Love the feeling in the piece. You always do amazing with your pieces, or your writings when you had(have?) the time. Keep going strong!
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I hope you don't live near places that have a lot of tornado and tornado warnings. I have a relatively minor knee injury from playing football, and happened to have a bad low-pressure system that nearly caused a tornado. I could barely walk from the pain. You have my sympathy, and my hopes that by some chance or miracle that you heal in such a way that you no longer have to deal with such pain.
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Thank you for sharing. It's good to let it out this way and now you know many people can relate. Art can be healing not just pretty. Even if it isn't pretty - fuck it. This is part of you and us and art.
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From someone who also suffers chronic pain and loathes cold fronts for the same reason (except mine is in the lower back), this is a great illustration of the pain involved. Thank you for sharing it.
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I just want you to know that I really, really appreciate your honesty, in this piece and in showing it to the world. I can't fathom the pain you struggle with, but I think nearly everyone can relate in some way or other to the storm of emotions behind this piece. So thank you, thank you, thank you for having the courage to share this. Brutal honesty is so important, even--and especially--if it makes people uncomfortable.
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My wife knows how you feel, same reaction to a cold front. Here is hoping for plenty of warmth for you
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Well this is a cheerful image to start off the New Year.
Seriously though, it's great that you have the talent and skill to express your feelings in such a way. To be honest I'm quite jealous of both your drive to create and your abilityΒ to do it so well.
As usual, this is a beautiful and very deep image.
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This really speaks to me because I have back and leg pains. I don't know how it was for you but this looks about right for me. *offers hugs* I hope you feel better now and stay that way.
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An amazing piece! It's great that you can express yourself so thoroughly though art!
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What is art if not emotion? Passion, pain, anger...? All of those things make art. Art without at least one is art for arts sake and that is for nothing at all...
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I can't draw my eyes away from it. This piece is just excellent. It is so full of darkness and sorrow and pain and... wow. Well... you find me out of words, so just let me wish you a great new year with the very best weather for your condition.
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Not much I can do but wish you good weather, so you get that and the concept of a hug sent in your direction.
Beatiful piece as well, it's been wonderful following you and seeing you improve
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Your art has always inspired me a lot, especially that you can draw when in pain. I hope 2014 is a better year for you pain-wise.
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Oh my gosh... Β I can't imagine being in so much pain, especially when its triggered by something a lot of us barely pay attention to. I've followed you for a while now, and I knew about your troubles with your health, but I never really realized how bad it was before. I truly am sorry you have to go through this agony. It takes a lot to share something so personal with others, especially when many of them aren't people you know personally or at all.Β
You're a strong and wonderful person. I wish you the best in this upcoming year.Β
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I shivered for you.Β I wish I could do more because I hate to see another person in so much pain.Β But the least I can do, I figure, is to tell you that your piece of art captured what you meant it to so well that it hurt.Β Brilliant work.
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I think this conveys your pain better than just describing it would (a thousand words and all that). Maybe if more people were able to express themselves as well, those of us blessed not to have the same problems would be more understanding and empathetic.
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A very emotional and powerful piece of art; thanks for sharing it with us!
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You rock. It's so hard to share something as personal and painful as this.
I love this piece because it proves your pain, your weakness, your struggle, and your strength all at once. I love it because, while my pains are different, it speaks to my life and and my pains. And I needed this expression right now. Thank you.
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Art is expression. If you have something to say then SAY IT LOUD AND PROUD!Β
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This piece just screams emotion to me so favourite just on the feelings that are so clear from it. So sorry that you were in so much pain 
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Favoriting not just because of the craftsmanship but the brutal honesty and emotion in this piece.
*sends Shinga hugs*
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The reason I watch you, is because you put so much of yourself into your work. Never apologise for that.
If you have something to say, say it. We can't make it better for you, but at least support you as best we can.
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Hope 2014 is a good year for you Shinga
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a few years ago I had a torn muscle in my butt and it was constant agony. but that only last four maybe five months, I can't imagine living with that kind of pain.
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Very stunning picture, its amazing how much you can say in your art. I hope that mother nature eases up on you a bit :/ Much love Shinga
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I can relate. I've had a hip replacement this year stemming from long-term arthritis (I was the youngest replacement recipient to have been operated on at the hospital I had my procedure, at the time anyways) and there was times that I thought that the pain was beating me. Even with that experience, tho, I can only empathize and imagine what you have to go through.
Great, raw piece of art, all said. All the fuzzies your way
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Though it's terrible you have to go through this, the pure emotion shining through this art is amazing. Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing such a deep, even intimate, picture.
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I can understand this. Cold fronts don't do me a lot of favors, either.
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That- just yeesh. The art is amazing and I'm trying to, but I just can't imagine how painful that must be. Bravo on creating this and Bravo on surviving this.
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I'm so grateful that you share these. They help me work with and through my own pain. My hips ache like a monster when cold fronts come in, too. Thank you so much for choosing to post!
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This pictureΒ is similar than the old movie about the zombies
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Thank you for sharing this. Β I'm so sorry this is something that you felt. Β Please be well.
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As a society we tend to shy away from the hard truths, but... they're still there, aren't they? I think the piece is beautiful, I'm sorry you have to go through that, Shinga. Thank you for sharing it with us, I know it was hard.
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I've had leg problems for longer than I can remember and am in daily chronic pain... I can relate. *sends lots of hugs and warm fuzzies your way*
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I can't imagine that kind of agony.
The brutal truth in this picture is hard to look at, but it's something everyone needs to face every chance they have.
I hope you're doing better these days.
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