Sketchbook & Illustration

Charcoal on 20x30 white paper

Inspired by misheard lyrics

Inspired by a photograph off of tumblr

Be selfish, don't love me.

That's exactly what you've done.

I never thought you'd take my advice on the one thing

I needed the most, --- you.

My heart is a Christmas gift, and beneath the wrapping paper,

I am seeping misery from every wound ever made.

You were the bow that kept me together.

Now you have ripped me apart.

I don't know what made you stop loving me.

Inspired by the Twenty One Pilots song.

Crush The Patriarchy too.

Referenced from an original photo taken by Adrianna Ohmes

Mosaic made using Adobe Photoshop

I don’t have time to be sad,

I —just don’t.

[Struggling with chronic depression and various other sorts of mental illnesses is very difficult. At the same time, I hold such high standard for myself, that I overdo it and go beyond my means to keep up the “high-functioning persona” I put on for the world. Sometimes it just feels like I don’t have time to be sad because I need to pretend to be happy. ]

Original Photo by: Adrianna Ohmes (she/her)

Digital Mosaic by: Kameron Crow (they/them)