![]() ![]() Her personal journey provides a core story that examines her mood disorders and their connection to creativity for the many “crazy artists” she imagines as part of “Club van Gogh.” Readers struggling with their own mania or depression will find Forney good company, and others searching for insight into the minds of troubled artists will find Forney an engaging storyteller. ![]() Cartoonist Ellen Forney explores the relationship between crazy and c. Alternating among her cartoonish panels, realistic illustrations, and photographs of the sketch pad she kept as part of her therapy, Forney allows her art to chronicle her outer life while revealing her inner state of mind. Read 1,438 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. The long journey of medication and therapy is kept from gloom by Forney’s lively, likable cartooning. ![]() Beginning with the manic episode that led to her diagnosis, Forney chronicles her journey toward reconciling the dual natures of bipolar disorder: a dangerous disease, but also a source of inspiration for many artists. Here, the author and artist has shown us a literal depiction of feeling unmoored. Shortly before her thirtieth birthday, Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Eisner nominee Forney confesses her struggles with being diagnosed as bipolar in this witty and insightful memoir. In this two-page spread from author and artist Ellen Forney’s graphic memoir Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me, readers can see how words can tell the specifics of the scene while the art shows the emotion. marbles mania depression michelangelo and me Uploaded by Pon Zhin Description: 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. ![]()
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