Dermatillomania can be hard to talk about. Let's draw about it.
This is a growing collection of art by individuals who have suffered with Skin Picking Disorder.
Acting as a visual portrayal of their journey, these drawings help other sufferers understand they're not alone.
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@zoe.janine, Zoe Janine, 31, Ontario, CA -
@taurus.tay13, Taylor Fernandez, 22, Tampa, FL
This is a self portrait of me with half makeup and half natural. It shows the beauty of both sides of my face. -
1. @artofkatherinethefrank, Katherine Frank, 27, Canada
I've done quite a bit of work surrounding this topic so I wasn't sure if I should submit them here all at once so I've included all of the projects I've done involving my skin picking, but only two images from each of the larger series I've done.The Personal Landscape photo series was done at a time when I was completely unaware that Dermatillomania was even a thing. I thought my skin picking was just this really weird thing that I did. I didn't find out until about a year later that Dermatillomania was something that many other people deal with as well. Finding the Picking Me Foundation and other informative sites really helped me feel more comfortable in my skin. I still pick and wish I didn't, but I'm less worried about others seeing it and I'm more able to explain what it is. It's more normalized for me now I guess. The rest of the images were done after I discovered Picking Me and were more intentional in their imagery: a digitally drawn self-portrait featuring the marks on my face/skin and abstract representations of my scabs and scars through the Mapping Myself video and Scarmaps drawings.
Thank you Picking Me Foundation for helping me realize that I'm not alone.
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2. @artofkatherinethefrank, Katherine Frank, 27, Canada
I've done quite a bit of work surrounding this topic so I wasn't sure if I should submit them here all at once so I've included all of the projects I've done involving my skin picking, but only two images from each of the larger series I've done.The Personal Landscape photo series was done at a time when I was completely unaware that Dermatillomania was even a thing. I thought my skin picking was just this really weird thing that I did. I didn't find out until about a year later that Dermatillomania was something that many other people deal with as well. Finding the Picking Me Foundation and other informative sites really helped me feel more comfortable in my skin. I still pick and wish I didn't, but I'm less worried about others seeing it and I'm more able to explain what it is. It's more normalized for me now I guess. The rest of the images were done after I discovered Picking Me and were more intentional in their imagery: a digitally drawn self-portrait featuring the marks on my face/skin and abstract representations of my scabs and scars through the Mapping Myself video and Scarmaps drawings.
Thank you Picking Me Foundation for helping me realize that I'm not alone.
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3. @artofkatherinethefrank, Katherine Frank, 27, Canada
I've done quite a bit of work surrounding this topic so I wasn't sure if I should submit them here all at once so I've included all of the projects I've done involving my skin picking, but only two images from each of the larger series I've done.The Personal Landscape photo series was done at a time when I was completely unaware that Dermatillomania was even a thing. I thought my skin picking was just this really weird thing that I did. I didn't find out until about a year later that Dermatillomania was something that many other people deal with as well. Finding the Picking Me Foundation and other informative sites really helped me feel more comfortable in my skin. I still pick and wish I didn't, but I'm less worried about others seeing it and I'm more able to explain what it is. It's more normalized for me now I guess. The rest of the images were done after I discovered Picking Me and were more intentional in their imagery: a digitally drawn self-portrait featuring the marks on my face/skin and abstract representations of my scabs and scars through the Mapping Myself video and Scarmaps drawings.
Thank you Picking Me Foundation for helping me realize that I'm not alone.
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@alexaacollettee, Alexa Collette, Canada -
@art.jali, Anjali Karustis, 22, Chester Springs, PA
A piece about how having bfrbs looks like to me. Done with gouache paint, colored pencil, and pastel on illustration board. -
@moodyillustrations, Daniel Moody, 29, Britain
A series of works I'm working on linked with anxiety & depression and the effects it has on the body as much as the mind. Linked with current symptoms I've personally been though or seen in others as well.
