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Artists Section
from DV Connect Lit: Breaking The Silence- Ending the Stigma on Teen Mental Health (Issue #002)
by dvconnectlit

Sea of Mind
By: Serena Morris
I find that when I’m stressed, I tend to overwork myself. I constantly have many thoughts or tasks floating around my mind. This drawing displays how crowded my mind can be when I’m stressed. In these instances, it helps to take a step back, and focus on something fun.

Brain Storage with Moral Elements
By: Komal Khan
My art piece represents the moral elements relevant to mental health and wellness. People can experience kindness, love, and positive emotions while facing mental health challenges.
We hope to continue being kind towards one another and encourage others to seek help for their mental health wellness

Panic Attack
By: Ava DeJesus
My digital art reflects the impact of others' judgments, expectations, and opinions on a teenager's mental well-being It portrays the overwhelming experience faced by many teens when confronted with criticism or negativity, either directed at themselves or others. The girl here embodies the struggle of navigating high school while trying to discover her own identity among family and peer expectations and pressure.

Social Anxiety
By: Anna Schwartz
My art piece is meant to portray the feeling of having social anxiety. There was a time in my life where social anxiety was a huge problem for me I was always worried about what other people were thinking about me and what I looked like That’s what the eyes represent. When I had unhealthy social anxiety I was obsessed with the idea that everyone was always looking at me and seeing every flaw I was drowning in these thoughts and would barely talk to people because I was scared. That’s what the girl in the water represents

A little low feeling
By: Anna Schwartz
My digital art piece, a little low feeling is meant to reflect and show the feelings that come with teen mental health, highlighting the negative effects it can have on young adults in our world today I find with my mental health I struggle a lot with self image and I tend to overthink every little thing This piece represents that through the muted colors and darker shade. It’s portrays the sadness and darkness that comes with these feelings. The girl looking in the mirror represents how teens struggle with loving themselves and accepting themselves for what they look like and who they are. The vitamins on the table represent how these mental health issues can lead to debilitating health problems. Lastly, the bath represents the drowning feelings that come with teen mental health problems

Glimmer
By: Verity
My art piece represents the turmoil of living with mental illness, and the empowering experience of choosing to be strong regardless. In my work I used simple brush pens, sketch paper, and features of a thought out color palette and irregular brush strokes.