One of my “special interests” and favorite things I studied in college was medieval art. I love all the wacky marginalia illustrations—so in addition to watercolor, I’ve been re-imagining/illustrating some of my favorite marginalia creatures and medieval art.
My son! turned thirteen! yesterday! The meaning is arbitrary, really, but all the same, it has significance. Throughout my life, even long before my son, I’ve been infamous for my non-traditional ways. I’ve questioned (and continue to question) everything, and I’ve never been able to do things that simply don’t make sense or that don’t […]
We don’t actually head over to the South Lake Union area often, but it’s one of my favorite areas of Seattle. We drove over last night, to enjoy a lovely Summer evening after last week’s heatwave broke, and it left me thinking, “Why don’t we spend more time over here?” I use a very light […]
I’ve begun the process of a proper Ehlers Danlos diagnosis with a specialist here in the Seattle/East Side area, and as part of that process, they also ask questions/diagnose for issues commonly paired with Eds, Pots and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome. Once I’d begun reading up on POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), I absolutely knew […]
If you spend any time within autistic circles, or looking at autistic’s Instagram accounts, you’ll know that “you don’t look autistic,” is one of those vehemently despised sentences that people say to autistics frequently. It’s a beast of a thing to hear. There are two reasons this is a crappy thing to say: One, it […]
Notes: Dysautonomia is a disorder of the central nervous system. That means issues with regulating heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, etc.POTS = Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and is a form of dysautonomia. The most simplified explanation is that it’s triggered when you stand up after sitting or laying down. (For example, I often have to […]
Ok, so. Ehlers Danlos! As I mentioned in a previous post, this particular disorder was on my radar thanks to the many autistics that I follow on social media—many autistics have Eds. I am IMMENSELY grateful that the people I follow have talked about it so much, so that I was able to recognize it […]
So I have this new parlor trick! It’s come up a couple of times in the last week where I’ve mentioned having hypermobile Ehlers Danlos (hEds); when I say this, I hold my hands together as if in prayer, and then pop my elbows up and out so that only my fingers are still pressed […]
Logo decided! My initials (nh). Font: Audiowide
Took a creative play break to work on a logo for myself. If you can’t tell, I like color—and color is very much representative of my life and who I am. I was also looking for fonts that were playful and had a strong variation between upper and lowercase letters. Lastly, I love retro/vintage/80s vibes.
It’s true, I do have a pathological need for fairness. But in all seriousness, I laughed when I saw this. You’d think these would be, inarguably, positive traits, no? Yet I could give you multiple examples of getting into hot water (or outright trouble, as a kid) for each and every one of these items. […]
When I was a kid, I was always drawing or writing. I even begged my mom to take me to school extra early once a week so that I could take an extracurricular art class around 3rd grade or so. I always chose writing and art as my electives later on, and I always found […]
