Creativity Articles

Music and My Bipolar Life

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

If you have read my KatGalaxy Blog, you know that music means a lot to me.

I have created mixtapes and written songs devoted to bipolar disorder.

When I was at my highest and lowest moment in life, I was listening to music."Cat Scratch Fever!" - Ottawa 2002 

Recovery Tattoos: Special Ink

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Tattooing has occurred since before Christ.

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My Tattoo, Fresh, 2010

Archaeologists have found mummies with tattoos the world over.

Tattooing was done in ancient China, the Philippines, Egypt, Europe, and India.

In the latter decades of the 20th century, they became popular worldwide.

Keeping Creativity Alive with Bipolar Disorder

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

Large scale Painting

If you’re bipolar, chances are, you’re creative.

I’ve always had a knack for the arts. I started writing stories as soon as I knew how to put words together. I love music and painting, and I majored in Creative Writing in college. I sing and play bass.

Your story is probably not so different from mine.

 
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