Not Bad Thing: Funny Art

Friday, January 22, 2010

Funny Art

Mommy with Hummingbird, by Lisbeth, January, 2010

Daddy by Lisbeth, January, 2010

Lisbeth refers to her therapist as The Talking Doctor. She saw Dr. Geoffrey Evans once a week for 15 years before he retired last April. Her new talking doctor is Stephanie Cimmet of Many Moons Psychotherapy. This is a very important part of Lisbeth's care.

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Susan BeaucheminJanuary 22, 2010 at 10:25 AM
The drawings of you and Daddy look as though they're standing in a storm!
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martha millerJanuary 23, 2010 at 2:27 AM
Her drawings are often stormy.
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Lisbeth's Blue Bird Angels Mandala

My daughter Lisbeth suffered a traumatic brain injury when she contracted a viral illness in 1988 at the age of six, and she continues to be challenged by multiple difficulties including uncontrolled seizures, behavioral disturbances, learning disabilities and developmental delay. Despite these challenges, Lisbeth's mighty spirit and creativity are remarkably intact. She creates extraordinarily beautiful cut paper snowflakes - hundreds of them (it is ironic that a cluster of seizures is called a "flurry...") and like real snowflakes, each one is unique. Lisbeth sometimes refers to her creations as "brains," which is poignant, for in the making of each snowflake/mandala, it is as if she is recreating her brain. Lisbeth sees figures, animals, and objects in the cutout shapes of each one of her designs, and says that these are what the brain is thinking!