It's so important to find a dermatologist you trust and will want to visit regularly. I'm lucky I found a great one right here in New York City, by the famous Flatiron Building and Madison Square Park. His name is Dr. James Briley. This year, he just may have saved my life. A couple weeks
Recently I had some great communication with Humeyra from The Netherlands. Dear Ariana, My name is Humeyra I am 17 years old and I live in The Netherlands. I saw an article about your art on a website called www.vrouwen.nl and I have some questions about your “sickness”. I think I have the same thing,
“I’m very interested in the historical periods of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment when artistic and scientific interest turned toward the understanding and exploring of our physical being and the nature of its malaise. It seems to me that at a personal level we all have to retrace this path of discovery about the physical,
“My strength is my vulnerability. It is the key with which I open and close space. It is my map through space.” “There is no knowledge without the body.” -Ernesto Pujol I was fortunate enough to meet Ernesto back in 2005 in Seattle. He was the juror for a show at Center on Contemporary Art
Welcome Phoebe Duff, fellow dermatographic ;’) Phoebe posts lovely photos on Instagram, so I reached out to her for an interview: Skin Tome (ST): Do you try to hide the fact that you have dermatographia, or do most people know you have it? Phoebe Duff (PD): With people I have never met before I try
Frequently I get emails asking me if those of us with dermatographia can get tattooed. Yes, we can. I have tattoos, and no, I’ve never had any problems getting them. What seems to happen is my system gets worn out from releasing all that histamine in response to
