The Challenge for Week #13: Make a piece of art on the theme "Creativity and Depression".  As always, feel free to interpret this theme in ANY way you like, and use any media or techniques to share your work.

 
Thanks to all who voted and congratulations to the winners!

 

FIRST PLACE
"Under His Thumb" by Lori Minick
Acrylic on Canvas, 18"x24" Click the image to view the entry at full size

 

SECOND PLACE
"Bitter/Sweet" by Patricia J. Mosca
A page from my BLUE FUNK JOURNAL
Acrylic and water colors on paper, 7-3/4"x6 " Click the image to view the entry at full size

 

 

THIRD PLACE
"Looking at You, Looking at Me" by Barb Starrenburg

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And Here Are The Rest of the Entries:

"Where is my son?" by Linda Manzo
Original 5"x7", digitally manipulated

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"Butterfly Girl" by Jessie Koenigsberg

Collage (paint, paper, glue, etc.) 8"x11"

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"Create Art Instead" by William Charlebois

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"This Is the Blue. . .This Is the Funk" by Patricia J. Mosca
Acrylic and water color on paper, 7-3/4"x6"

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"These Parts They Co-Exist" by Sooz Weissburg
Collage in Art Journal, 8.5"x11"
This piece is deceptive in its simplicity, compared to how it helped me on the morning that I made it. I was having a moment in which I was acknowledging that I couldn't be colorful (artistic and interesting) without having my dark moods as well.

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"Depression" by Carol Henley
Electronic drawing using artpad.com

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"Rebirth" by Lori Minick
Acrylic on canvas, 24"x30"
One night I had a dream. I saw a woman's face rising from a fiery abyss. Her face was contorted in agony. As I watched in horror I saw that she was rising from my own abdomen. I heard low moans which grew louder and louder until the sound of my own voice screaming woke me up. I sat up in the darkness with the strange realization that something incredible had just happened. My emotions had finally caught up with me. I knew I had to paint this dream so I would remember: "It’s OK to feel again."

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"Isolation" by Sooz Weissburg
Paper collage in Art Journal, 8.5"x11"

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"Shift" to Tara Douglas-Smith
Painting and digital collage

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"Pink Pajamas" by Lori Minick
Gouache on paper, 5"x7"
Sometimes I just don’t feel like getting out of my comfy pink pajamas…

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Hi everyone -

The official deadline for this contest - "Creativity and Depression" - isn't until Monday, but if any of you have art that is READY, I'd love for you to go ahead and send it in.  I would like to use some of the submissions on this theme to illustrate the interview with Eric Maisel which will appear in my blog on this Saturday, 1/26.  So if you have any "creativity and depression" art ready - please go ahead and send it in by tomorrow (Friday 1.25) and I will see if I can use it with the interview.  Thank you!

 

Congratulations to the winners!

This was a very powerful group of artwork that truly move me.

One thing I found so interesting was the repetition of the positive/negative in the imagery.  What powerful reminders of the "other side" of depression.

thank you all for entering! 

Congratulations to the winners. All of the entries really speak volumes and exude feelings.

Beautiful work from all of you!

Somehow I missed the voting process for this one, don't know why or what happened. I never miss the chance to vote here. Oh well, it would have been a tough decision as usual.

I also want to say congratulations to everyone. I am truly amazed at the beautiful work. I don't possess drawing talents myself so I can really appreciate people who do possess those qualities. Beautiful work everyone and Lori WOW, AMAZING TALENT!!!!