by James on 4 November 2008
For some time I’ve wanted to highlight some of the fantastic headache art and migraine art that is being submitted by visitors like you. The YouTube video below will give you a glimpse of the reality of living with various types of migraine, and also an insight into the incredible creativity and talent that’s out [...]
by James on 22 October 2008
Welcome to part 2 of our interview with Jim Chambliss. Mr. Chambliss is studying the connections between art, epilepsy and migraine. If you missed the background and part 1, read yesterday’s post, Migraine Art: An Interview with Jim Chambliss. Why did you add migraine art to the study? During the course of our study of [...]
by James on 21 October 2008
We’ve always had an interest in migraine, headache, and art in general here. Migraine disease, chronic headache, and cluster disease have inspired fascinating art forms throughout the centuries. Now Jim Chambliss is heading up some research to better understand both migraine art and epilepsy art. In this interview, we talk with Mr. Chambliss about his [...]
by James on 15 October 2008
I’m going to tip my hand right at the beginning here. I humbly admit, Migraine Expressions was far more amazing than I ever expected. Wow. A quick introduction: Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey through Life with Migraine was put together by Betsy Baxter Blondin, herself a migraineur. It’s a compilation of art, poetry and prose [...]
by James on 6 September 2008
When it started out, it actually had nothing to do with migraine at all. Jim Chambliss, who calls himself a "reformed attorney", has personally dealt with epilepsy and migraine. As an artist, he shared some of his experiences and emotions through art. What influence does chronic illness have on art? he wondered. He started out [...]