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Fractal like auras come on with right before my migraine personal experience. First the geometry in the top left corner of my left eye, like triangles merging into diamonds that are flickering like a strobe light and strangely transparent, and over the course of about 20 minutes, my aura progresses to completely cover everything within sight, blurring over completely until my vision is essentially taken away - yet somehow still see through. Next comes the crushing headache, which can last a long time. Grab an ice pack and pop some pills within those first aurific minutes, or you're in pain and throwing up all the day long. Luckily for me, my migraines seem to come and go for years at a time.

Creating art at any age takes guts! For me, the artistic process is therapeutic, and it is universal. I believe art is an under-rated gift we all have. Shut down early for most of us, because of all the pressure the world puts on us to do other things. My mind is always spinning with ideas, and I work on more than one piece at a time. I draw directly on the canvas first. Quick, gestural sketches reveal the initial spirit of the image, subject to change over time. Next, I color in and outside the lines, mixing paint on the surface as I go. Finally I use paint or oil pastel to outline and refine the image. Sometimes, I collage. There are lots of layers in life.