If My Pain Could Speak
Margaret Zenn
$150
"Well, making art is my number one pain management strategy. …Because when I am making art, I There's this quote by Thomas Burton that says art is the place where you lose yourself and find yourself at the same time. And I just, I just love that, because I do lose myself in the process, process of creating. I um, and I have to make art every day for my mental health, just so I can deal with this freaking disease."
“I did notice that in the winter I tend to paint with like really cool colors, with like blue and silver and white and, and, you know, purple and, and then in the summer, I tend to paint more warm colors and heat. And it's not 100% seasonal, might be kind of associated with the my mood as well. You know, the the reds and yellows are definitely, you know, represent my pain. Okay, that is like, yeah. And why is that? Because I've always said that my pain was like a hot poker, so, so and I just, I equate my pain with heat."