By Chato B. Stewart
Sign in Yard: [Toxic Emotions]
Sign On Door: Home Sweet home
Written On the Door : Hurt, Sadness, Shame, Fear, Anger, Hate, Jealousy, Envy and Rage.
Caption: Is Your House A Castle or a Toxic Dump?
I grew up in a Toxic Dump! No, really. It was rumored that back in the 50s, the projects I grew up in were an illegal toxic dump site. The back of the housing development was just a swamp.
I grew up in an emotionally toxic environment as well.
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By Chato B. Stewart
On January 14th, I was so privileged to be invited to display my cartoons at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for the Sunshine from Darkness Symposium. It was a FREE COMMUNITY EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC for friends, family, health care professionals and those personally diagnosed with any form of mental illness.
I was there last year and had a blast. A local printer printed up my cartoons and I gave them away to my peers. This year the printer could not help out. I had to print them myself. My end cost was $250.00 — OUCH, but I knew that they would get into to the hands of people who could appreciate them.
Boy did they! My table was so swamped with peers grabbing my cartoons and samples of BP HOPE and Esperanza Magazines that I could not take many pictures.
Chato Stewart Table/Booth
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By Chato B. Stewart
Medication Bottles: [Painting Tic-Tacs half blue to look like pills and medication capsules.]
Caption: Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals!
Should you be worried that your Pharmaceuticals are counterfeit? Are your SSRI’s…”SSR-NOTS”?! The FDA has seen an increase of medication fakes hitting our shores lately. While most are not psychotropics or common meds for Bipolar, Depression or Anxiety, it does make one wonder and worry (a cause for real concern.)
A worthy topic for discussion: Do you know, for sure, the pills you swallow are not sugar pills? Or worse…a watered-down, weaker version of much-needed medication?!
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By Chato B. Stewart
Girl Med Bottles: Ha-Ha: Heeee Oh my, Really! Yes! OMG no way!
Man Med Bottle to Viagra Bottle: Com’on man don’t be Paranoid. I’m sure they ain’t talking about you. Hey, it could happen to any guy.
Caption: Mixing Meds Can Significantly Reduce Potency!
I’m no mathematician, but the other day I was reading something about mental health statistics and it lead me to a booklet called “Professional Therapy Never Includes Sex.” Most of the info is cut n’ dry, the dos and don’ts of therapy conduct:
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By Chato B. Stewart
Match stick: So, the Patch is NOT impervious to superstition!
Caption: One 2012 New year’s resolution only lasted 13 days!
Yes, this year you have three times to fear Friday the 13th, called Friggatriskaidekaphobia and also called/referred to as triskaidekaphobiathat is translated as the fear of the number 13.
What days do you need to be weary of? Well, this Friday is January 13th then the second week in April is our second “Friday the 13th” and the last 2012 “Friday the 13th” is in July… Watch out for black cats and broken mirrors people!
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