marbles mania depression michelangelo and me by ellen forney

Such Americanization – such as the spelling of this previous word with a ‘z’ – isn’t necessarily be a bad thing it just takes a little bit of getting used to for one who (has not only worked in Mental Health) but reads with a vision that is fundamentally European if not British/English.

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It felt like an intense cross-cultural moment, perfect & profound. ”Dedicated with immense gratitude” to her ”mother and psychiatrist,” these nine chapters, are, it has to be said, very American in both tonal quality and outlook: ”I gave one of my drawings to a non-English speaking local in a second-hand shop (we were simultaneously eying the same handmade skirt & she let me have it). Lifelong cartoonist – who collaborated on the National Book Award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian and created the Eisener Award-nominated comic books I Love Led Zeppelin and Monkey Food: The Complete ‘I Was Seven in ’75’ Collection – has herein compiled a brutally honest cross between a memoir and an altogether incisive study of mental illness.Īs written in the New York Times Book Review: ”Forney’s greatest strength as a cartoonist is her gift for explanation – getting information across with vigour, wit and visual inventiveness.” Marbles – Mania, Depression, Michelangelo & Meticks all these boxes and (perhaps) a whole lot more besides.

Of being informative, whilst at the same time, quasi-comedic and entertaining. It’s not often one stumbles upon a book about mental illness that is capable (Nov.Marbles – Mania, Depression, Michelangelo & Me Her personal journey provides a core story that examines her mood disorders and their connection to creativity for the many “crazy artists” she imagines as part of “Club van Gogh.” Readers struggling with their own mania or depression will find Forney good company, and others searching for insight into the minds of troubled artists will find Forney an engaging storyteller. Alternating among her cartoonish panels, realistic illustrations, and photographs of the sketch pad she kept as part of her therapy, Forney allows her art to chronicle her outer life while revealing her inner state of mind. The long journey of medication and therapy is kept from gloom by Forney’s lively, likable cartooning. Beginning with the manic episode that led to her diagnosis, Forney chronicles her journey toward reconciling the dual natures of bipolar disorder: a dangerous disease, but also a source of inspiration for many artists. Eisner nominee Forney confesses her struggles with being diagnosed as bipolar in this witty and insightful memoir.

Marbles mania depression michelangelo and me by ellen forney