Marbles Ellen Forney
Shortly before her thirtieth birthday forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Marbles ellen forney. Mania depression michelangelo me. Cartoonist ellen forney explores the relationship between crazy and creative in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder woven with stories of famous bipolar artists and writers. The first edition of the novel was published in 2012 and was written by ellen forney. That s why it was so refreshing to read ellen forney s marbles.
Her drawings vividly represent what it s like to be in the manic the depressive ends of bipolar disorder as well as the lucid times periods in between these attacks. Ellen forney is a gifted artist cartoonist. It s about her experience being treated for bipolar disorder aka manic depression. The blessing in this book is that it isn t harrowing or tearful though there are times my heart wanted to hug her while i was reading or dry like many works on mood disorders.
Mania depression michelangelo and me pdf epub book. Marbles book summary. With marbles ellen forney invites us in to the realities of what it s like to live with bipolar disorder. Instead it s frank and honest and beautiful and ugly and funny.
She also is open for commissions such as portraits wedding invitations and tattoo designs. Shortly before her thirtieth birthday forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Cartoonist ellen forney explores the relationship between crazy and creative in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder woven with stories of famous bipolar artists and writers. Shortly before her thirtieth birthday forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Free download or read online marbles. It s less a story than it is a therapy journal comic but forney s instincts as an entertainer kick in even on the dreariest of pages. Flagrantly manic and terrified that medications would cause her to lose creativity and her livelihood she began a years long struggle to find mental stability while retaining her passion and creativity. The book was published in multiple languages including english consists of 256 pages and is available in paperback format.
She talks about the risky behaviors such as drug use alcohol consumption. She is completely open honest in this book.