At last! I’ve found someone brave enough to play the role of Carol—Anne Young!
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FUCK STIGMA!
Posted in Artist Book, caretaker, Carol's Story, Family, Graphic Novel, Mental Illness, stigma, tagged artist books, photoplay, Shifting Normal, stigma, storyboard on June 13, 2011| 1 Comment »
VIRTUAL STIGMA
Posted in caretaker, Carol's Story, Cartoons, Family, Graphic Novel, ink drawings, Jenny's Story, Mental Illness, Miranda, normal, scratchboard, stigma, tagged Bi-Polar II, Catherine Zeta Jones, mother and daughter, virtual reality on April 25, 2011| 1 Comment »
I want to do the caretaker Carol’s story in SHIFTING NORMAL as a photoplay. I planned to give each protagonist individual voices by using a different art form for each. Jenny is a cartoon, since she is the commentator. Carol, as a photoplay, is the caretaker who lives in the everyday real world. Miranda, who is schizophrenic, is fine art—the imaginative, creative, mysterious. I still have to choose between drawing in ink and washes or scratchboard.
The cartoon (Jenny) introduces Carol and her story. I needed actors and actresses for Carol’s Story. I had the perfect Carol in a theatrical friend but she has two daughters and she is concerned that people who know her will think one of her daughters is Miranda even if neither daughter will be the model for Miranda. Not being known as a professional actress, the possibility of her being recognized as the Caretaker would likely stigmatize her and her family.
The stigma of mental illness is heavy. It may seem that because Catherine Zeta Jones came out as having Bi-Polar II, the stigma of mental illness is receding. But we are still a long way from destigmatizing people with mental illness. My friend’s concern is real.
JENNY’S STORY
Posted in Family, Folklore, Graphic Novel, Jenny's Story, Mental Illness, Psychological Disorders, tagged abnormal psychology, Chelm, graphic novel, The New School, Triple Goddess on February 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This is the story of my work on SHIFTING NORMAL, a graphic novel about mental illness. I got into that complicated world by trying to help a loved family member.
I’ve never done a graphic novel before but the form crept up on me through my experiences doing an artist’s book about the Women of Chelm and comic strips that dealt with the Triple Goddess.
To make sure that I know what I am doing, I’m taking a class in Abnormal Psychology at The New School. My teacher told us that the term “mental illness” has been replaced by “psychological disorders”. We’re going to be discussing “Sex and Gender Disorders” in class next week.
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