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Multiple Sclerosis Art

Multiple Sclerosis Art photo courtesy of Brett Johnson

When you have multiple sclerosis art is one way that you can deal with the stress and depression associated with the disease. And you don't necessarily have to be an artist to take advantage of the benefits you get from art therapy. Therapy may be as simple as putting things together to make a sculpture.

It can be picking up a pencil and sketching what you see in front of you – or what you are feeling inside. It can be using any number of tools or instruments to make something that shows others what MS is in your life. It can be tearing or cutting out pictures and gluing them to a board to create a collage.

It can show as much or as little as you want. It can be as expressive as you want. You can do it just for the sake of doing it. Just the act of creating something may be enough to release the stress or take away the depression you may be feeling. You can create art just for yourself, or as a way of showing others – you decide.


Know someone who creates multiple sclerosis artwork?

So if you have MS or know someone with multiple sclerosis art may be a way for you (or them) to release anger, stress, or depression. It can also help you deal with the isolation common to some MSers. It may be a way of connecting to the world on a regular basis. This is especially true if you become involved in an art therapy class. You will be able to meet and interact with others who are also taking the class.

Check out your local National MS Society to see if art classes are offered. If not, check out the museum in your city or town for classes. Some towns and cities may have a art society. They're another place to call for information on art therapy classes.


Many art mediums

And remember the arts are not limited to just drawing with pencils and painting with oils. Don't forget watercolor, collage, acrylic paints, charcoal and pastels. There's also sculpture, which I mentioned earlier. Any number of items can be used in sculpture, from found objects to traditional clays. Photography is another example of art. And digital computer art is fast becoming a mainstream form of expression.

So now that you've read about all of the possibilities, what will you create? Or are you already an artist? If you are and would like to add multiple sclerosis art pieces to our site, use the form below to add pictures or videos.

Show the world your artwork. Does it express some aspect of your MS? Or is it just the way you have always expressed yourself? Whatever your art, we'd love to see it. And if that's the way you make your living, tell us about that as well.

And here's a website you might like to visit - Open Door Gallery - which showcases art by people with disabilities.

Do You Have Multiple Sclerosis Art That You'd Like to Share?

Are you an artist - amateur or professional - who has MS? If you are, show us your multiple sclerosis artwork and add to our gallery. Pictures or videos are great!

If you have a website or shop, you can include it if you like. As an MSer, you need some form of self expression to help you deal with the day to day issues you face with MS.

A description of your artwork and what it means will also help others to understand it. Does it have a title? If you have a story to go with it, that's wonderful as well.

(NOTE: Pictures without a description/story may or may not be approved for submission. Please do your best to tell us the story behind your work.)

You can tell us how long you've been doing your art and how and why you started. Is this your first piece? Will you continue? If so, come back and share more.

MS Artwork From Other Visitors

Click below to see the MS Art contributions from other visitors to this page...

Colors 
After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and having a terrible accident that severely damaged the use of my left hand, I found my therapy through …

MS brought out the Artist in me 
Hello again! It's been a long time ... but I was one of your interviews (just saw myself on your page). You came up in my Google search ... so we meet …

Expression through music  
Hey there, I write for, play in, sing for, and manage, a local Nashville rock band. We're called Crack Mammoth. I have a hard time standing for …

NADEAM POSTER AWARD - TEXAS 
I posted "Rise Above" in March. With many friends and family I was encouraged to participate in the NDEAM (sp correction) Art competition here in …

Rise Above 
I always loved to paint but never pursued it. I just dabbled here and there throughout the years. I was diagnosed with MS in 2003 and it was manageable …

Conversations with Myself, An Artist's Narrative of MRIs and Progressive MS by Elizabeth Jameson 
Utilizing state-of-the-art neuroimaging technologies, my artwork displays parts of the brain in ways that are rarely seen outside of the medical and scientific …

ART IS TO BE LOVED! 
The creative energy, that spills itself onto the canvas manifest through the creation of love and joy. I visualize what a person wants. I see and feel …

Suresh Kumar Sagar 
Nahi aitbar mujhe kisi par har koi payar mein Farebi Hai, "Suresh" Mujhe Fakhar hai apni Tanhai par jis ne mujhe kabhi tanha nahi …

Moltitudine 
Disciplina Artistica : Scultura CASTING FUSING GLASS Titolo dell’Opera “MOLTITUDINE” « Fi(g)li di Ararat 2010 » Marsiglia Questa opera rapresenta …

FOR THE LOVE OF DOING IT! 
Oh, I have loved art since I was a child, but I didn't get to start truly exploring my love of art until after I was diagnosed with MS. My MS progressed …

Alaaddin Cakirerk Life after death  Not rated yet
I also started Mario's Cones ice cream and marsh mallow cones factory while being multiple sclerosis More than 12 years! See marioscones.co.za I am totally …

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