Ending

I chose this topic because of I have suffered from mental illness this year, it is very helpful that I can use this project to learn more about the illness and try to find help from it. I have done different research by looking at the website and reading books and magazines, most importantly talking to my GP and people at mental health service. It is less stress and helpless when I understand the problem. I have also talked to someone who also has the depression problem, try t capture how they feel when it happens and then I decided to draw it down in my sketchbook, I want to show that kind of sadness through my drawings. I not only hand-draw but also try collage and other mix media in my sketchbook. I only produce my work when I am feeling low and depress to express my feeling better, turning that despairing, hopeless message into art. It was a bit painful at the beginning, but it is a good way to release the stress as well. Do not want to communicate with others is also a symptom of depression. Therefore it is better to use a pen to write it down or draw how I feel. After some treatment I was feeling better and lighter, but also I started to see my drawing is less dark and moody. It is a whole different experiment to draw some dark, depressing drawings. My emotion is different. I am not quite sure that the depression helped me in my art work or destroyed it. But I am glad I have this experience.