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Flare Friendly Sketchbook
FFS is a weekly how-to draw series where we will focus on just one item to draw. A lot of people feel they can’t draw, or have tried and fail because they look at the big picture instead of breaking…
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The Smell of Pages: A Book Lovers Journey to Digital Reading
Ever since I was old enough to read, I fell in love with books. Not just the content, the weight, the look, the feel and the best part? The smell. Whenever I walk into Barnes and Noble I instinctively stop…
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Low Spoons, Bright Colors
We’ve all been there, those days when just getting out of bed takes most of your energy. The flares that make moving too much make your body scream in silent pain. It’s enough to drive you mad. Normies will never…
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Even Dragons Have Bad Backs
Imagine if you will, a crowded waiting room filled with patients waiting to see a doctor for what ails them. But these are no ordinary patients. The dragon is hunched over in pain due to a bad back, the mermaid’s…
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Recap of Week One
This morning did not start off great. Weather is crazy here right now, really warm for this time of year, but has plummeted back down to the upper 20s again so my bones are feeling it and it’s triggered a…
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Who Is This Lady?
Hi! I’m Deanna, I’ve been a chronic pain sufferer for the past seven years, I was diagnosed with COPD in February of 2025, and in September of 25 I started having more issues with my lower back. By November I…
Deanna
Founder & Author
I make art from a queen‑sized island: my bed, with a cheap little Walmart table, and a rolling cart stuffed with yarn, pens, and too many sketchbooks. I live with COPD, degenerative disc disease, chronic sciatica, and the kind of flares that knock me flat for days. Standing at an easel or sitting at a desk isn’t in the cards for me right anymore.
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