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This is the one with diabetes art.

Posted September 1st, 2010 by Mike Lawson

Today is the inaugural Diabetes Art Day (I’ve learned that it’s improper to call something The First Annual…)!!

Lee Ann Thill at The Butter Compartment came up with the idea, and it’s spreading faster than HPV on a college campus.

Diabetes bloggers across the web are creating D-related art and posting it to their sites.  Plus a few lucky artists will win a copy of the No-Sugar Added Poetry Book.  Which is kind of an incentive to post your art.

A lot of people spent a lot of time on their creations, and I kind of feel dumb posting my lame-o piece of art, but a month ago when Lee Ann originally posed the idea, I said that I was going to give it an honest go.

I’m going to spend some time later this afternoon clicking around and finding some other people’s diabetes art.  If you posted some that you think I should see, don’t hesitate to leave me a link in the comments to this post.

Ironically, today I went in to visit my doctor, and my a1c was identical to my last a1c.  WTF, right?  6.2.

Anyway, happy Diabetes Art Day!  Here’s the crayola crapola I created:

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8 Responses to “This is the one with diabetes art.”

  • > George Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    I think it looks great! It makes me sad that this perfect hand has to bleed. I hate it so much but I love that a picture can bring out so much emotion. AWesome.

  • > Mellena Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 12:56 pm

    Great art and a pretty good A1c 6.2 is nothing to be ashamed of.

    Mel

  • > Bethany Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    Love the art! I just got my A1C today too – 6.8! I’m jealous of your 6.2!

  • > Scott S Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    Hey, it looks like you have crayons! I don’t even have that much art-related stuff in my house right now!

  • > MikeL Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    I work at a youth center. I have access to all kinds of crazy art supplies. I could have done better. :)

  • > Lee Ann Thill Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    I think it’s great in its simplicity. It’s vaguely color field-ish, but more personal. Since you have a pre-established art-making habit, I can see how you’d be inclined to dismiss it as not what it could be (been there, done that), but it totally works. Also, who cares if it’s crayons or fancy-pants art supplies? Call me low-brow, but I dig stuff like crayons and Play-Doh and sponge painting :)

    Thanks for participating in Diabetes Art Day!

  • > Ashley Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 10:25 pm

    I like it…simple and true to the life with diabetes. Plus crayon art is awesome, there’s no way to go wrong with it!

    Congrats on the nice A1C :)

  • > MikeL Says:
    September 2nd, 2010 at 8:56 am

    Lee Ann,

    Thanks so much for coming up with the idea. I had a lot of fun posting my art…but it was cool to click around and see all of the other people’s art.

    My absolute favorite was the sculpture hanging from the tree. :)

    With a few blog posts and a lot of internet pimping, you spread your art therapy background to the WORLD. You should be proud.

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