Name: Jodi

City: Lancaster

Brain Injury: Mild concussion in Dec 2013 from a car accident

Explanation of mask: On the top the leaves express confusion, feelings of overwhelm, exhaustion, and challenge.  The trunk is feeling able because the trunk is strong.  The forehead is black for worry and the red star is for feeling different.  Around my eyes I feel dread, grouchy, angst and frightened.  In my eye, I feel receptive.  I feel glad that my injury was “mild” and positive rain drop because rain is needed for growth.  The bottom of the mask is black and cool colors because of fear and helplessness.  The middle is blank- this could represent the way my nose and cheeks go numb when I don’t pace myself or the way I need quiet and empty space to recover.  The last thing I drew was the blue marks on the side for the muscles that tighten around my head when I read or focus for too long.