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Iza
@chronicexpressions.bsky.social
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Using art to cope & self-advocate + open honest conversations on being chronic ill, Disabled, AuDHD, human.
Oversharer, dog mom, Film & TV criticizer, sometimes photographer. Filmmaker, writer, multi-media storyteller & scholar @redskirtmedia
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Going on an impromptu creative adventure today… #StopMotion #PaperAnimation #ArtTherapy
Image shows a few art & craft supplies (scissors, paper, whole punch lettering) on the top of a lap desk that’s laying on the couch.
April 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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I’m (finally) releasing my short documentary #MyNewNormal this Wednesday, March 26 — Two young women and the filmmaker reflect on how a little known chronic condition called POTS disrupted their lives after COVID. #LongCovid #POTS #ChronicIllness
A dark background with 6 instax mini (Polaroid like pictures) scattered around a yellow post-it with “My New Normal” handwritten in black marker, and a blue surgical mask laying flat below it. On the top, it reads March 26 and has the 2 links where the documentary will be available. On the bottom, it reads the documentary log-line: “Two young women and the filmmaker reflect on how a little known chronic condition called POTS disrupted their lives after COVID.” On the very bottom it reads information about the makers of the documentary, director, executive producers, etc, in a small font.
March 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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1/2 — As someone with chronic illness, I noticed that people often don’t know what to say to me (or end up saying all the wrong things 👀). Sometimes the best you can do is just to sit, silently. Seems like such a small act, but it can truly speak volumes— in a meaningful way.
#MixedMedia #collage
Image is a picture of an artwork in paper that reads the quote “Even as you sit silently, not knowing what to say, your presence is still a gift that shines light in a meaningful way.” The quote is made of punched words from a pink paper, is broken down into 4 parts, and at the end it has the authors initials “M H N.” Centered, there’s a collage in the shape of a cloud made of pieces of paper in different shades of blue and white, and different textures, with a moon to its right side. From the cloud, 2 black lines go down and make a swing halfway on the page, with a white cutout silhouette of a girl sitting on it. To the right side, there’s also a small cutout of a bird flying, and to the left the watermark with my social media handle: ChronicExpressions. The background paper is of a salmon shade.
February 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Couldn’t get to this project yesterday but I’m hoping to get to it & finish it today. Galentine’s Day mixed media animation video 💖 60 animation frames made by hand!

#MixedMediaAnimation
February 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Spent the weekend finishing up a mixed media animation video & starting another! When I complain about pain in my neck, remember this picture.

#MixedMediaAnimation #HypermobileSyndrome #EhlersDanlos
I’m a female wearing a robe, red glasses, and sitting in a terrible position on the couch with a laptray on my lap that has some craft supplies as I’m working on a mixed media animation — I’m glueing things to printed pictures on this image.
February 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Been trying to add making art/being creative to my routine (just for the sake of it, not work) & this week I tried a transferring from paper to paper technique. Though it wasn’t successful, at least I engaged my autistic brain on something other than dissociation + learning something new. #AuDHD
A lap tray sits on the couch with a print of a black and white picture and art supplies such as papers, glue, paint and brushes on it. Background shows a white tv rack with a stack of vinyl, a tv, a lamp and some small decorating items.
January 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Here’s what I got! It is truly time to get on board with my projects now that some things have cleared up… 🥲
A screenshot from the video shared above. Background is the blue Mediterranean Sea, and text on the screen reads “screenshot to see what 2025 will bring…” followed by a cutout from a magazine that reads “time to get on board.”
January 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Made this because I LOVE these end-of-year screenshot things. I feel like the message I got (I’ll share below) was exactly what I needed… if you screenshot this, let me know what you got! #HappyNewYear #Message #ChronicExpressions
January 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM