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by Ariana Page Russell.

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Finding Freedom In Commitment

August 11, 2014 • 0  
The other day, my partner and I had a Bachelor/Bachelorette Beach Party at Ft Tilden (my favorite beach in New York City).  We decided it would be fun to get together with a bunch of friends to celebrate our upcoming wedding.  Yes, that's right: I am getting married!  In less than two short weeks!  Hard
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How Dermatographia Can Make You A Model

August 4, 2014 • 3  

Hello Ariana, My name’s Denisa and I’m from France. I am 14 years old. I wanted to write you an email to tell you that I have the same “problem” with my skin. I’ve searched for two years for the name of my skin disease and one week ago I finally found it on your

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How Skin Reflects Life: Interview With Casilda Sanchez

July 28, 2014 • 1  

We are all voyeurs at some point. At least I know I am. I have always been inclined to observe the intimacy of others, if what we call intimacy can be susceptible to being eyed. I believe intimacy is something that – when it exists and occurs – must be apprehensible, and so, I am

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Dermatographia

A Surprising Link Between Dermatographia and Antibiotics

July 21, 2014 • 171  

The following is written by Skinwriter Anonymous. I wrote some thoughts on the matter below his story. Some breakthroughs fixing my Dermatographia urticaria by Skinwriter Anonymous (19 july 2014) I spend much time going through all message boards, articles and publications since the day I discovered I had dermatographia, trying to find a solution or

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ROAR, Self-Defense and Self-Empowerment

July 18, 2014 • 0  

My life’s path has been restrictive due to circumstances beyond my control and for the first time in my life, I have the freedom to steer away and do what I CHOOSE rather than the limited scope I have been given. I’m looking forward to traveling towards undefined destinations and letting things happen as they

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Skin As Sketchbook: Nitasha’s Art

July 16, 2014 • 2  

I experienced many of the same things you described, whenever I scratched my face people thought something major had happened! I embrace it now. I identify as an artist and I see my body as an extension of my sketchbook. -Nitasha Deogun Nitasha and I met on Instagram.  She’s an artist interested in skin, patterns,

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About Ariana

Hi, I'm Ariana (pronounced Air-e-anna, like banana ;)!
I'm an artist and the founder of Skintome. I have dermatographia (aka skin writing), a condition that hyper-sensitizes the skin to touch, stress, diet, and chemicals. I've been making art inspired by my dermatographia for 20 years. And in doing so, have spread the word about the condition, how to treat it naturally, and how to see the beauty in it.

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