Things Are Looking Up
India JohnsonA bi-weekly newsletter on writing, illustration, and thriving with mental illness. Posts every other Wednesday.
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Storytelling Through Art: Part 2
Storytelling Versus Social Commentary
At the first college illustration program we visited, I realized that I didn’t want to use my art for social commentary.
During our tour, I noticed that the entire program was focused on making per...
Storytelling Through Art: Part 1
The tri-fold display board was beautiful.
Golden stars and sparkles glittered across the black cardboard. The aerosol spray had adhered days ago, giving the front a glossy sheen. I’d pasted three drawings—a jaguar, a book, and a beehive—un...
Personal Update: Volume One
Hey, guys!
This week’s post is going to be a bit different.
I’m having a blast writing blog posts and personal essays about mental health, writing, and chronic illness. But the thing is, sometimes those blog posts and personal essays can...
Depression: Pain Is a Globe
This past summer, I attended my dream college for a week.
The program was for rising seniors, and we had a blast rocking the gold and purple, raiding the snack room with our awesome professor, and battling it out between our teams (Red Te...
What We Can Learn from the Fight for OCD Awareness
The backstage stairwell was cramped.
If I Were a Rich Man was blasting past the curtains, and the audience was laughing at the high-school Tevye’s dance. (They had good taste—he later went on to perform on Broadway.)
Ghost costumes shuffl...
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Teenage author of the award-winning Freedom Through Fire Saga. Illustrator for the bestselling National Park Mystery Series.
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