When I do my ketamine treatments for depression I often see the strangest things and I always want to photograph them but turns out ketamine doesn’t work that way, so instead I decided this month that I will draw some of the weird images that come into my head as my brain rewires itself.
Best thing on the interwebs today, as usual, sister. The shit that comes out of your brain and onto the page is a MIRACLE. Keep drawing. I'll never not be here for it. And... "I assume this is how people who jog for fun feel. I’m sure I’ll never find out"--too funny! xo
I've gone through those treatments and found them to be helpful to a point. I was also enthralled, deeply disturbed, amazed, and flabbergasted by the imagery. One such treatment instigated the writing of three fragments of an ancient manuscript written by a famed historian believed by the current academics to have been a complete crackpot. It details the destruction of an entire world by an elemental force representing itself as a dragon, and the subsequent migration of refugees from that world passing through a gateway into another world. The experience itself was incredibly vivid, and I think the writing is some of my best so far.
What I meant to say was that I'm so proud of you for sticking with your art experiment. I find myself both inspired and motivated by you and the things you do. So, thanks for that :)
I’m also doing k therapy, it is wild. Hopefully helping! When I’m deep in it I have repeatedly thought if I could just hold on to some of it for a moment I could be an artistic genius but nope. This is a grade A piece of art, 5 stars.
I too get ketamine treatments. It’s been one of the game changers in my treatment quest. Damn treatment-resistant depression. But I too really want to capture a piece of the treatment…maybe I’ll start doing some sorta art thing afterwards. I can’t promise to continue doing it 4 months…my adhd and I don’t tend to get along that well. Lol.
You may want to look into transcranial magnetic stimulation, it can be done in conjunction with ketamine treatments. The data supporting it's efficacy is strong, and for me it worked wonders. Best of luck to you, keep up the good work!
Gorgeous! And it makes me a little jealous. I take the FDA-approved nasal spray version of ketamine and never have any trippy reactions. Unless you count boredom from having to wait 2 hours in a very uncomfy doctor’s office chair. A bit of inspiration to draw would be welcome!
The first thing i saw was the image from Midsommer. And I like your version better! Can you make cards of all these beauties in your zazzle shop? I would buy the shit out of them! Thank you and congratulations on your continued drawing challenge!
This is so wonderful, Jenny. I love that it is based on Midsomer. I just watched that film recently. I knew it was a shit-show going into it and laughed the whole way through. Some of the "dead" bodies were really bad. The bear suit was hilarious. I'd love to know what happened to Florence Pugh's character.
But your MidSalmon is so delightful! I hope you put it on Zazzle so I can get a print. I adore it so much!
I take ketamine at home by mouth. I had skipped a couple of days because I was in the hospital, but then I had the biggest trip I’ve ever had. It was so wild. Ceiling moving, all of it. I’d like to think my brain is being rewired, but it truth, it just helps with ideation. Kinda.
I really really love it it has everything I love I mean I am obsessed with cats and cats things I have a cat wallet pink of course I have a wooden clock shape has a clock yep! A another witch is a Felix the cat clock a mobile who is also made of wood hanging over my kitchen window black with white wings by the way it comes from Sans Antonio; my son who live there found it in a thrift store and a pillow many plaque with cats drawings and even magnet who come from all over the world and a female cat named Maude she is a calico cat .and you added flowers to your amazing drawing; my other favorite thing .By the way I am coming to Sans Antonio around Thanksgiving and definitely will come to your wonderful book store after all I ame one of the voters who chose the name and plaque design so a bientot
That picture is so precious I'm jealous! Way to turn something that made that movie, for me, a 'never revisit' experience into one of my favorite things, cats! I'll think of this picture whenever that movie comes up, thank you!
Best thing on the interwebs today, as usual, sister. The shit that comes out of your brain and onto the page is a MIRACLE. Keep drawing. I'll never not be here for it. And... "I assume this is how people who jog for fun feel. I’m sure I’ll never find out"--too funny! xo
Please make a calendar of your drawings at the end of your 12 month drawing experiment 🙏!
Great idea! I'd love to see this.
I think it's perfect. And your continued drawing has encouraged me to start drawing again! This one I'm working on is base on a dream I had. I don't remember what it was about anymore, but this image stuck strong in my head. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VwKtwJKl6CYjvm13EvRYduY7Ad6WCEkS/view?usp=drivesdk
That is AMAZING.
I ended a session recently saying "I am a leaf on a stream." The bottom illustration feels like a shift of this: I am a ship on a steam of leaves. 💖
Art therapy - literally. It’s got a Gustav Klimt kinda vibe too, if you get my drift.
I've gone through those treatments and found them to be helpful to a point. I was also enthralled, deeply disturbed, amazed, and flabbergasted by the imagery. One such treatment instigated the writing of three fragments of an ancient manuscript written by a famed historian believed by the current academics to have been a complete crackpot. It details the destruction of an entire world by an elemental force representing itself as a dragon, and the subsequent migration of refugees from that world passing through a gateway into another world. The experience itself was incredibly vivid, and I think the writing is some of my best so far.
What I meant to say was that I'm so proud of you for sticking with your art experiment. I find myself both inspired and motivated by you and the things you do. So, thanks for that :)
I’m also doing k therapy, it is wild. Hopefully helping! When I’m deep in it I have repeatedly thought if I could just hold on to some of it for a moment I could be an artistic genius but nope. This is a grade A piece of art, 5 stars.
LOVE the cat drawing! No really!
I too get ketamine treatments. It’s been one of the game changers in my treatment quest. Damn treatment-resistant depression. But I too really want to capture a piece of the treatment…maybe I’ll start doing some sorta art thing afterwards. I can’t promise to continue doing it 4 months…my adhd and I don’t tend to get along that well. Lol.
You may want to look into transcranial magnetic stimulation, it can be done in conjunction with ketamine treatments. The data supporting it's efficacy is strong, and for me it worked wonders. Best of luck to you, keep up the good work!
Gorgeous! And it makes me a little jealous. I take the FDA-approved nasal spray version of ketamine and never have any trippy reactions. Unless you count boredom from having to wait 2 hours in a very uncomfy doctor’s office chair. A bit of inspiration to draw would be welcome!
The first thing i saw was the image from Midsommer. And I like your version better! Can you make cards of all these beauties in your zazzle shop? I would buy the shit out of them! Thank you and congratulations on your continued drawing challenge!
Yay for ADHD breakthrough and creating every night. Here’s to being goo. 🙏🏼
This is so wonderful, Jenny. I love that it is based on Midsomer. I just watched that film recently. I knew it was a shit-show going into it and laughed the whole way through. Some of the "dead" bodies were really bad. The bear suit was hilarious. I'd love to know what happened to Florence Pugh's character.
But your MidSalmon is so delightful! I hope you put it on Zazzle so I can get a print. I adore it so much!
I take ketamine at home by mouth. I had skipped a couple of days because I was in the hospital, but then I had the biggest trip I’ve ever had. It was so wild. Ceiling moving, all of it. I’d like to think my brain is being rewired, but it truth, it just helps with ideation. Kinda.
I really really love it it has everything I love I mean I am obsessed with cats and cats things I have a cat wallet pink of course I have a wooden clock shape has a clock yep! A another witch is a Felix the cat clock a mobile who is also made of wood hanging over my kitchen window black with white wings by the way it comes from Sans Antonio; my son who live there found it in a thrift store and a pillow many plaque with cats drawings and even magnet who come from all over the world and a female cat named Maude she is a calico cat .and you added flowers to your amazing drawing; my other favorite thing .By the way I am coming to Sans Antonio around Thanksgiving and definitely will come to your wonderful book store after all I ame one of the voters who chose the name and plaque design so a bientot
That picture is so precious I'm jealous! Way to turn something that made that movie, for me, a 'never revisit' experience into one of my favorite things, cats! I'll think of this picture whenever that movie comes up, thank you!