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Migraine Art: A Few Inspiring Examples

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I was recently updating some of the resources on our migraine aura art page, so I thought I would take the time to link to a few great examples of migraine art.  Why inspiring?  Because I’d like you to share your own!

1998 Migraine Masterpieces Honorable Mention
Mommy’s Bad Awful Day
(Barbara Williams)

2003 Migraine Masterpieces Second Place Winner
My Life on A Shelf
(Christa Barnell)

2001 Migraine Masterpieces Honorable Mention
Untitled
(Gregory Mueller)

Migraines are Us
Migraines are Us
(Tudor Barker)

Watching
Watching “Helvetica” with my Migraine Buddy
(rochelle hartman)

For more fantastic examples, check out these Two Books that Should be on Every Migraineur’s Coffee Table.

Migraine Art Video (take 2)

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Migraine.  Maybe you have to see it to believe it.

For a long time visitors have been sharing their art and photos with us (what am I saying?  Photos are art!).  They are trying to describe some aspect of their migraine attacks visually, so we can understand just a little bit better.

I put all the entries together in a video over a year and a half ago, but there is so much new art I decided it was time for an update!

So here is a glimpse of the art from so many of our visitors.  You can take a closer look, find out who the creator is and what they have to say about their art, and even leave your own comments and ratings, by visiting our Migraine, headache, and art page.  Scroll to the bottom for links to each picture, or upload your own art!

(Note – some of this art is disturbing.  Which is, of course, appropriate considering the topic!)

Migraine Art (video)

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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 there.

Why migraine art?  Art has a way of speaking when words aren’t enough.  You can express incredible pain, actual visual hallucinations, frustration, and hope.  Art is also used as a way to make better diagnosis.

After some testing, I want to make this a permanent feature, which means you can share your migraine art here.  And it’s not limited to migraine – cluster headache patients are welcome, as well as those with tension type headache and various chronic headache types.

Do you want to use art to help your loved ones understand?  An excellent resource is Migraine Expressions.  Also you’ll want to have a closer look at the art in the video here.  The artists explain their pictures, and other people (like you!) can leave comments!

Also, if you missed it, be sure to read the interview with Jim Chambliss here and here, who is conducting a study on migraine art and epilepsy art.  You may want to be a part of the study.

Thanks to everyone who has given us new insight by sharing their art.  If you want to share yours, you can do so here.

Migraine aura animation (excellent!)

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If you’ve experienced visual migraine aura (formerly called by many names – like visual migraine, eye migraine, silent migraine, and so on!), or know someone who has, you’re going to want to see this animation.

Of course, everyone’s visual symptoms are different, but they do tend to fall into similar patterns, so I bet there are many of you who have seen something like this.  Just click the image to go to the post and see the animation from Known Johnson.

Migraine visual aura animation

This is one of the best depictions I’ve seen.  To see more excellent illustrations of migraine and visual aura, check out the migraine, headache and art page (scroll down for a list).

via Dizzy Thinks

Migraine art slideshow

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Migraine portrait

The New York Times has a nice slideshow of migraine art up on the web.  There may not be anything new here, but it’s a nice display and you can easily share the presentation via facebook, del.ici.us, etc. As you look, think about what we were talking about last week regarding the patterns in migraine aura.

For newer art, be sure to visit our very own migraine art page right here.  There are several pages of art here from our visitors.  You can comment on what’s there, or you can submit your very own art!  Just scroll down to the bottom of the page for a list of the art currently hosted here.

Click the picture to the left to see a portrait by Connie VanPatten of Labany, NY, USA.

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