Oh Feelings Monster by Sara Matharu

Illustrations

Artist statement: I live with debilitating C-PTSD as well as other mental & physical challenges for many years. I was unable to feel any emotions (or sense of self) due to severe dissociation/ derealisation/ depersonalisation.

This project was inspired by Meg-John Barker's technique of expressing emotions in the form of a monster (find out more here). Each 'ohfeelingsmonster' image is a tentative step into a whole new world of being able to access my feelings,
being able to express them.

Sharing them with other people (which I feel is a critical part of the process, I believe that all our emotions are best held in community), the scribble down the right hand of the image is a 'free-write' for me to be able to start feeling into my body to see what images/ ideas emerge.

See more of Sara's Oh Feelings Monsters at @ohfeelingsmonster

Oh Feelings Monster by Sara Matharu

Illustrations

Artist statement: I live with debilitating C-PTSD as well as other mental & physical challenges for many years. I was unable to feel any emotions (or sense of self) due to severe dissociation/ derealisation/ depersonalisation.

This project was inspired by Meg-John Barker's technique of expressing emotions in the form of a monster (find out more here). Each 'ohfeelingsmonster' image is a tentative step into a whole new world of being able to access my feelings,
being able to express them.

Sharing them with other people (which I feel is a critical part of the process, I believe that all our emotions are best held in community), the scribble down the right hand of the image is a 'free-write' for me to be able to start feeling into my body to see what images/ ideas emerge.

See more of Sara's Oh Feelings Monsters at @ohfeelingsmonster