pastel 31: eating one's fear
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pastel 31: eating one's fear
mixed media: pastels on cardboard framed on wood, collaged paper, tissue paper, stamps
24" x 19"
we all have fears, anxieties, concerns. how best to deal with them?
if we let them they can "consume" us....or...we can deal with them directly, head on, conquer and extinguish them as best we can.
that is what i prefer to do...whenever possible.
sometimes it is an arduous task.
this is my psychological study of how i deal with my anxieties. i prefer to confront them head on. otherwise they can paralyze me.
the only thing that i have anxiety about is flying. this is a major phobia for me. and, for those of you who know me.....i love to travel. i never fly in the united states. i go everywhere by car (which works well as i love to camp and hike). however, there are places one can not get to by car...i have recently traveled by plane to central america, west africa, south east asia (17 hours non-stop to thailand!), france/spain. i plan on returning to africa and also nepal, bhutan, india (for the 2nd time) skikkim and tibet. these are places i must fly to! so what do i do? well i've tried all sorts of "help" and the only thing that works is: drugs! i take xanax (an anti-anxiety medication). i still "know" i am scared out of my mind but i do not "feel" the fear. and i only take xanax when i fly.
other than that there isn't anything else that i am anxious about. basically, for me, life is excellent!
also.....one way i think to work out concerns is to do it in my art. maybe that is why my art is so "outside the edge"!!!!!
jennifer beinhacker
art outside the edge
pastel 31: eating one's fear
click on all sizes above picture to see larger view
pastel 31: eating one's fear
mixed media: pastels on cardboard framed on wood, collaged paper, tissue paper, stamps
24" x 19"
we all have fears, anxieties, concerns. how best to deal with them?
if we let them they can "consume" us....or...we can deal with them directly, head on, conquer and extinguish them as best we can.
that is what i prefer to do...whenever possible.
sometimes it is an arduous task.
this is my psychological study of how i deal with my anxieties. i prefer to confront them head on. otherwise they can paralyze me.
the only thing that i have anxiety about is flying. this is a major phobia for me. and, for those of you who know me.....i love to travel. i never fly in the united states. i go everywhere by car (which works well as i love to camp and hike). however, there are places one can not get to by car...i have recently traveled by plane to central america, west africa, south east asia (17 hours non-stop to thailand!), france/spain. i plan on returning to africa and also nepal, bhutan, india (for the 2nd time) skikkim and tibet. these are places i must fly to! so what do i do? well i've tried all sorts of "help" and the only thing that works is: drugs! i take xanax (an anti-anxiety medication). i still "know" i am scared out of my mind but i do not "feel" the fear. and i only take xanax when i fly.
other than that there isn't anything else that i am anxious about. basically, for me, life is excellent!
also.....one way i think to work out concerns is to do it in my art. maybe that is why my art is so "outside the edge"!!!!!
jennifer beinhacker
art outside the edge