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Interview: Artist Illustrates 31 Mental Illnesses to Fight Stigmas Associated With Them

By Sara Barnes on November 2, 2018

Mental Illness Drawings by Shawn Coss

Inktober Mental Illness Art by Shawn Coss

Inktober Mental Illness Art by Shawn Coss

Inktober Mental Illness Art by Shawn Coss

Inktober Mental Illness Art by Shawn Coss

Inktober Mental Illness Art by Shawn Coss

Inktober Mental Illness Art by Shawn Coss

Shawn Coss Inktober 2018

Shawn Coss Inktober 2018

Shawn Coss Inktober 2018

Shawn Coss Inktober 2018

Shawn Coss Inktober 2018

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My Modern Met granted permission to use photos by Shawn Coss.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met, Manager of My Modern Met Store, and co-host of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. As an illustrator and writer living in Seattle, she chronicles illustration, embroidery, and beyond through her blog Brown Paper Bag and Instagram @brwnpaperbag. She wrote a book about embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning titled "Embroidered Life" that was published by Chronicle Books in 2019. Sara is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. She earned her BFA in Illustration in 2008 and MFA in Illustration Practice in 2013.
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