Have you ever wondered what dermatographia looks like as it appears and then disappears? Well now you can see it firsthand! I made this video to illustrate the process: First I start with a template (since the drawing takes a few minutes to appear, it's hard to see what I'm doing without a template). This
Drew and I have been corresponding about dermatographia since early 2011, and he recently sent me an update on his condition. As some of you may know, dermatographia has a tendency to lessen or disappear completely as we age. It’s different for everybody, as is the severity of the condition, but most people I’ve talked
Dear Ariana, I just wanted to personally write to you to express my sincerest gratitude for your photography. The strength you have embracing your dermatographia was life changing for me. I have been to several doctors over the last two years (it showed up in my 30′s randomly) who apparently have misdiagnosed me with chronic
I'm an artist with dermatographia. This is a skin condition that can be extremely embarrassing and annoying, causing my skin to itch and welt in a dramatic way. Thankfully it's not debilitating or harmful, and I've learned to manage it by taking good care of myself and using products for sensitive skin. I've also learned
Has anyone ever made fun of you because your face gets red easily? This still happens to me, even though I’m a grown woman! It seemed more appropriate to be teased when I was a kid–that’s what kids do–but now it just seems ridiculous. If I laugh really hard, or get a tiny bit embarrassed,
Following is the interview published in Emaho Magazine by Raksha Bihani 1. You use the tenderness of your skin to transcend the usual limits of flesh to create art on your skin. What do you aim at, with your art and with treating your skin as canvas? I like to think of it as giving
