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What To Take To My Next Doctors Visit  

1/15/2017

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Me me me! This week I put my efforts into looking at the planes of the face. Since my face was the most available one, I painted me.
The idea for this came from visiting the doctor about my shoulder. He had a pain chart with faces from 1-10 and they ask you to pick the face that most represents your pain.
      I thought I can create my own mood chart. I can pick one and in a moment pick another. Moods and pain are quite variable but I find it amusing that they use a "face" model to help you quantify what you feel.

What I have learned so far:
There is no way to quantify what we feel emotionally or physically. It is a moving target and it changes from moment to moment. So the next time I go to the doctor maybe I should take this instead and point to the face that most expresses how I feel about being there.
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Lynne
1/15/2017 12:58:08 pm

This is the best thing I've seen in weeks! I love imagining you making these face in preparation for the paintings. And I love the idea of a personalized expression grid to take to the doctor's!

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valerie dolphin
1/16/2017 01:27:00 am

I love these, and have been following you are Facebook. Loved hearing of the inspiration.

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Diane klock link
1/16/2017 07:16:51 am

Love seeing all these expressions , you have done a fabulous job . I think the face is one of the hardest to capture . I have never met you but from your photo, these expressions and your art you are a person I would love to sit and chat with over coffee or tea. Nice job.

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Dana
1/16/2017 12:01:08 pm

Oh, that's funny! Do bring it next time you're visiting the doc(s). Any med setting would love it!

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