Sagittal view of the artist's brain

The artist uses bold, saturated colors in Conversations with Myself: Internal Dialogue to show the complexity of the self-portraits left by the digital imaging of the MRI.  

Conversations with Myself: Face Off shows an adversarial or defiant self - staring down oneself in order to confront the digital humanness of the MRI.

Solarplate Etching and Pastel on Paper

Coronal and saggital MRI views of the artist's brain

Brain Trust represents the sacredness of the brain as well as its vulnerability.

Solarplate Etching on Paper

Coronal MRI of the artist's skull

I'm All Ears is intended to be a humorous self-portrait.

Solarplate Etching and Pastel on Paper

Sagittal and coronal MRI views of the artist's brain and spinal cord

Family of Four conveys the warmth of family to the digital images of the MRI.

Solarplate Etching on Paper

Saggital MRI of the artist's cervical spine and lower brain

Solarplate Etching on Paper

Coronal MRI of the artist's brain and associated clinical documentation 

This etching establishes the personal identity of a patient as as acknowledged by physicians, and the paper trail that serves as a formal introduction to the land of chronic illness.

Solarplate Etching on paper

Coronal MRI view of the artist's brain and associated clinical documentation

The Results conveys the power of medical documentation plays in the narrative of a person living with disease.

Solarplate Etching on Paper

Various MRI views of the artist's brain

Solarplate Etching on Paper

X-ray view of the artist's fractured shoulder

Deep Inside tells a fuller story of Multiple Sclerosis than a brain MRI can. Brain disease affects not only the brain, but also other, less obvious areas – one effect of MS is a lack of balance so a person with MS frequently falls and breaks bones. Thus this etching of the shoulder expands on the narrative of chronic illness, showing that its effects may lie where we least suspect.

Solarplate Etching on paper