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Sarah’s Skin Stencils

March 12, 2014 • 2  

Sarah01

Hi Ariana, I’ve been looking at your blogs and pictures recently, and i just love your work! Some of the patterns you create are just beautiful.  Ive only had this condition about 3 years, and literally found out in the last few weeks what it was called. So as you can imagine I’m a sponge for information about it now! I have a positive outlook about it, i just think its kinda cool, even if its uncomfortable at times. 

Anyway I just thought I’d connect and say hi, I’ve attached a couple of my skin pictures too. Be great to chat sometime.

Sarah x

 

I received this sweet email and cool photos from Sarah in the UK last week.  When I wrote her back, I asked her a few questions about her experience of dermatographia.

 

Skin Tome (ST): Has having dermatographia caused you to feel embarrassed about your skin?

Sarah Beal (SB): Never felt embarrassed about my skin at all, it’s all part of what makes me, well… Me!

(ST): How has your experience of the condition changed now that you know what it is?

(SB): My experience has changed simply because I hadn’t realised until recently what I could do with it. Now I’m learning to love it.

(ST): Do you take any medication for it?  If not, what do you do to manage the condition (if anything)?

(SB): I don’t take any medication at all. I’m quite anti medication unless it’s absolutely necessary. So I have learnt to just live with it.

(ST): Do you show people the cool things your skin does?

(SB): Yes I show people, and most love it!

(ST): What causes your skin to welt up, and what does it feel like?

(SB): Scratching usually is what causes the welts, only has to be very light scratching though. Then it starts to itch, a lot! For a minute or two, then it feels hot for a couple of minutes, after that it’s raised up and lasts about an hour. 

(ST): Thanks Sarah!  It’s an honor to have you as part of the Skin Tome community!

 

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Images courtesy of Sarah Beal

 

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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 14 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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2 Comments

  1. Bailey Hawcroft-Hurst

    on December 2, 2014 at 7:40 am

    Hi, I’m a graphic design student and currently doing a project on dermatographia- it’d be great if i could meet with someone in the UK to talk to them about their skin and possibly take a few photographs if they were cool with it! Please get back to me asap and let me know, I think everything about this is so beautiful and rare. Thanks very much!

    • Ariana Page Russell

      on December 3, 2014 at 1:09 pm

      Hi Bailey! Thanks for the note. I don’t have anyone to send you to, but good luck on your project. Sounds interesting!

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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 14 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.

Subscribe to Skintome and get a free chapter of Ariana’s book

Popular Posts

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