She is best-known for the illustrations she did for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian which won a National Book Award in the US and has sold 3.664 copies in the UK. 2012-Mood Disorders - Depression Cartoonist Ellen Forney explores the relationship. In 'Marbles,' Ellen Forney documents her bipolar disorder and her march toward stability. She analyzes the clinical aspects of bipolar disorder as she struggles with the strengths and limitations of a parade of medications and treatments.ĭarkly funny, intensely personal, and visually dynamic, Forney’s graphic memoir provides a visceral glimpse into the effects of a mood disorder on the artist’s work. Ellen Forney is a graphic artist based in Seattle, USA. Forney, Ellen - Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Searching to make sense of the popular concept of the crazy artist, she finds inspiration from the lives and work of other artists and writers who suffered from mood disorders, including Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeffe, William Styron, and Sylvia Plath. Flagrantly manic and terrified that medications would cause her to lose creativity and her livelihood, she began a years-long struggle to find mental stability while retaining her passion and creativity. Ellen Forney explores the relationship between crazy and creative in this graphic memoir of her bipolar disorder, woven with stories of famous bipolar. Shortly before her thirtieth birthday, cartoonist Ellen Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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