Manic Mental Momentum - Self Portrait by Jaeda DeWalt
Manic Mental Momentum is a self-portrait created by photographic artist, Jaeda DeWalt. Images photographed in black and white using a self-timer shutter release. Images were then seamed together in Adobe Photoshop. Hair, make-up and styling also created by Jaeda DeWalt.
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ABOUT THIS IMAGE:
A fan was used to whip my hair around and create a sense of motion. I used extreme make-up, lighting and whispers of movement to create a sense of frenetic darkness. I have bipolar, adhd and ptsd.
I can only speak to my own experience, but… I feel like the gift is creativity, the price of admission, is a little bit of crazy and i am okay with that. ;) Accepting the up and down cycles, rather than working against them trying to be, “normal” is key.
The complicated mental machinery of my mind have become the nuts and bolts of my creative process, my art… BUT.. unlike my computer, my mind does not come with an optional shut-down mode, reboot, or stand-by. This means i am always too much and never enough in all that i am, all that i experience and all that i do. In the real world, it is a challenging way to exist, a tiring way to live. I have horrible bouts of insomnia due to my inability to shut down my mind. Creative work spins me into manic episodes.
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Featured in the All Out Emotion group on 6-20-2011
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Wow…the whole is more than the sum of the individual !! Perfect Jaeda !
Thank you, so much for the kind comment, Michel :).
– Jaeda DeWalt
Is an intriguing image.. a comprehensive&determined femininity! Love it! :)
a comprehensive & determined femininity i like that, thank you, Dorina :).
– Jaeda DeWalt
stunning!
Thank you, Marianna!
– Jaeda DeWalt
hello my friend Jaeda , Ive got another title for your beautiful creation " The Constellation of the Heart"
Oh, Olaf, The Constellation of the Heart I love that! You poetic creature, you :).
– Jaeda DeWalt
Forever I dream to see the multitude of me; for I am but form within the labyrinth of my soul! Enchantment be you my friend! Bravo, bravo!!!…)o(
Your enchanting words are always so delicious to partake of… thank you. Malcolm :). XXO
– Jaeda DeWalt
Jaeda this is magnificent in it’s emotive multiplicity and power. I love the emotional and mental energy and the exquisite shifts of feeling on your beautiful face. A divine work lovely Jaeda.
emotional multiplicity this would have made a great title! shifts of feeling YES! Anthea, you always have the right words. I love reading your comments. Your passionate heart is a beauty to behold. XO intoxicating muse.
– Jaeda DeWalt
This is frenetic…fantastic…awesome..you…you are everything you are and nothing that you are not.. tc..love your work.. :-))
frenetic fantastic love those alliterations, Dave! Thank you, so much :)
– Jaeda DeWalt
what a brilliant concept Jaeda, I love this.
Thank you, Heather :), you know i ADORE your work! XO
– Jaeda DeWalt
WOW!!!
Tatiana, thank you!
– Jaeda DeWalt
I can relate to this process of all the cycles and then attempting to go into a shut down cycle. While, I do not suffer much from insomnia, my focus issues cause that feeling. That feeling of " i am always too much and never enough in all that i am"…well, said description of the feeling. I enjoy the composition and array of moods in this and the almost, hidden face upper right. Nice concept and expression of this path. love and light my friend- Draven
Thank you, so much, Draven! I know we share similar struggles. And your own art has inspired me to keep expressing my feelings through my art. Your work is so emotively compelling. Hugs my precious muse and friend. XO
– Jaeda DeWalt