#Tara McPherson

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'The Snow Bride' by Tara McPherson.

11" x 22" archival pigment fine art print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 200 for $60.

On sale now through The Cotton Candy Machine.

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Tara McPherson

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[fhtagn-and-tentacles]

BLOOM AND MIDNIGHT BLOOM VARIANT

by Tara McPherson

[crisisofinfinitemultiverses]

Sandman & Death by Tara McPherson for 2004’s New York Is Book Country Fair

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tara mcpherson

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Tara McPherson

[dgct2]

You need to know that you're not alone ( Part 1 )

You don't need to be sorry. You don't even need to know what happened. You need to know that you're not alone. That all that pain, helplessness, ugliness, and rage is part of it. That it doesn't go away. ...You're doing it right now. You talk about it. You look at it. You deal with it. And you do everything you can to not let it interfere with the job.

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[geekynerfherder]

'Lost Constellations' by Tara McPherson.

17" x 22" archival fine print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 200 for $80.

On sale now through The Cotton Candy Machine.

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[stevegifford]

2/1/23

[contemporaryartsgallery]

Cosmic Serpent - tara mcpherson

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«Today’s prompt from The Ehlers-Danlos Society is to shine a light on a type of EDS. The one I have, and the most common, is Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, or hEDS for short. I had symptoms of weak connective tissue my whole life, but thought I was just really flexible. I was always clumsy… spraining my wrists, fingers, and ankles constantly when I was young, not knowing this was a sign of loose ligaments and unstable joints. When I would carry heavy bags, if I relaxed my muscles, I could feel my shoulders pulling out of the joint. I just thought this was normal! I also developed scoliosis. I noticed my scars would heal weird & look like thin paper, or would heal into a little crater. When I was 13 I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation & Syringomyelia. I had emergency brain surgery to allow room for my spinal fluid to flow. Surprise, Chiari is common with EDS! As I got older I was always exhausted, I would push myself very hard but then I would have to rest hard too. I never had the same stamina as others, even though I was very driven. I’m so glad I did so much in my career before I started a family, because after I had children my symptoms definitely got worse. I started having major flares with Craniocervical Instability (CCI) ultimately culminating in having my neck permanently fused from Occiput-T2, with ACDF C4-C7, to stabilize my spine. It was hard to process, but by getting diagnosed with hEDS by my geneticist, I learned all about it and all the crazy things my body was going through. I’ve gotten to a much better place now and many of my symptoms are controlled by meds, supplements, diet, bracing, and exercise. Though I don’t know what my future holds, I have the KNOWLEDGE now, and that makes all difference. I’m working on my mental health and even though it's a work in progress, I'm in a much better state of mind, and that’s what it boils down to right?! A positive state of mind. Because life is hard for literally everyone. We ALL have health issues, mental struggles & trauma, but it’s how we frame it, gain knowledge, and get the right help, that makes all the difference. ❤️»