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Euphoria

This sketch was created during a time mental spirallation into self doubt and loneliness. It explores the isolating experiences of being trapped in one's inner turmoil and the societal pressures of being happy when you are not actually fine. One phrase that I think sums this peice up is "the brightest smiles hide the darkest sorrows".

2025
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Untitled

I made this because I wanted to create something that reflected my mind and the anxious thoughts that are always running around. I used paper, pencil and cut out words from an old book.

2025
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The Old Shine

His face, weathered like a stone, tells a story of years spent toiling, providing, and nurturing. Every wrinkle and scar is a map of memory, charting the peaks of joy and the valleys of sorrow. He is not just old; he's a vessel filled with echoes, no one left to hear those unspoken words, standing alone against a cold wind. Unsung story of my grandpa.

2025
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Ethereal Convergence

Using layered colored pencils, this work explores aura, identity, and mental health. Deep outer hues represent two beings, while lighter inner tones reveal joy and vitality. The imperfect lines between hint at scars and insecurities, yet together the colors create balance, reflecting how human connection can ease inner struggles and bring a sense of wholeness.

2025
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Ajali

Hyperrealistic graphite drawing, I made during my gloomy days. I had been going through depression and saw a beautiful picture of Ajali, which inspired me to draw and capture her stillness in my work. The whole process of creating this artwork helped me to overcome my mental illness. The stillness and emotions in this artwork calm my mind.

2024
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I Am Anxious

Often a diagnosis can become our whole identity, to say I AM anxious becomes too easy. For me this piece is a reminder that the diagnosis is not my identity, and that i am so much more than someone who expereinces anxiety. This piece shows what anxiety feels like in my body. Drawing what im feeling gives me space from the feeling and helps me to process.

2022
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Broken

Broken bone, broken heart & breakdown. Pandemic, isolation, lockdown and protests. Pastel, pencil & sharpie used.

2022
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Charcoal Sketch

These were charcoal sketches of the figure I created for one of my Deakin Units during the last lockdown in Melbourne. I've found the lockdowns very hard on my mental health as a single parent with no family support in Victoria. So many people have suffered in this pandemic, and it has taken an emotional and physical toll on so many people. Trauma is evident in the body forms of these sketches.

2021
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Charcoal Sketch

These were charcoal sketches of the figure I created for one of my Deakin Units during the last lockdown in Melbourne. I've found the lockdowns very hard on my mental health as a single parent with no family support in Victoria. So many people have suffered in this pandemic, and it has taken an emotional and physical toll on so many people. Trauma is evident in the body forms of these sketches.

2021
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Charcoal Sketch

These were charcoal sketches of the figure I created for one of my Deakin Units during the last lockdown in Melbourne. I've found the lockdowns very hard on my mental health as a single parent with no family support in Victoria. So many people have suffered in this pandemic, and it has taken an emotional and physical toll on so many people. Trauma is evident in the body forms of these sketches.

2021
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Charcoal Sketch

These were charcoal sketches of the figure I created for one of my Deakin Units during the last lockdown in Melbourne. I've found the lockdowns very hard on my mental health as a single parent with no family support in Victoria. So many people have suffered in this pandemic, and it has taken an emotional and physical toll on so many people. Trauma is evident in the body forms of these sketches.

2021
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Dynamic Chaos

‘Dynamic Chaos’ is an abstract representation of how my mental health has experienced fluctuations over the past few years. I have had a number of encounters with anxiety and depression over the years and this oil pastel on paper drawing symbolises my journey in creating my mental health plan. This plan has allowed me to turn unpredictable chaos into organised chaos with room for improvement.

2021
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Untitled

In ED recovery, guidance is found in remembering all the things your body does for you and the things it will be able to do when you’re recovered.

2021
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You're Never Alone

You're Never Alone – Fineliner / pencil illustration At first you feel alone and cursed, knowing that they will never leave. Once you start getting help, when you feel alone again you learn that they're there to try help you survive through this. This was how it felt when I began my mental health journey and the hard days, but I work with my mind now rather than against it (OSDD).

2020
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Isolation Part 1

Isolation Part 1 (Marker and pencil): During the situation of COVID19, isolation has been a significant contributor to loneliness amongst everyone. We've found ourselves more distant than ever, from our loved ones and friends. This artwork is intended to illustrate this experience visually. More illustrations can be found on Instagram @melbanart.

2020
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Isolation Part 2

Isolation Part 2 (Marker and pencil): This piece is a continuation of 'Isolation Part 1' as isolation has been a significant contributor to loneliness this year, for many students. More illustrations can be found on Instagram @melbanart

2020
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Anxiety Is Not My Identity

Sometimes living with Anxiety or any mental illness, it’s easy to think of Anxiety as your who world but it is crucial to remember that you are not your mental illness, I am not anxiety I am a person who experiences anxiety. I find drawing what I am feeling down with pencils really helps me to process anxiety, once I do this, I tend to feel more calm and less attached to my feelings of anxiety.

2020
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Untitled

The overall vision of my artwork is to depict my own personal mental health journey and to recognise this as a form of therapy,in order to make sense of my own feelings. By depicting mental health issues within my work, I am able to resolve and calmfeelings of anxiousness or despair, therefore offering myself a sense of comfort and hope.

2020
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Fading

For a long time, I have lived with depression. Even though I have strategies and support in place there are days that are difficult, these are the days that I feel I fade into the background. My pastel drawing is of the moment I begin to fade. I feel as vulnerable as a child, the dark surrounds me but there is aglimmer, a light, hope! I turn to this glimmer and know I will get through it.

2020
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Unravel

Tears are meant to trickle down your cheeks, but these tears flowed like geysers, pushing up from deep within, powered by the anguish and fear and pain that had filled my body and was squeezing my soul and sanity out through my tear ducts. Digital illustration iPad + Procreate.

2020
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Island

This image was inspired by the infinite hours of guided meditation I employed to try and combat the insomnia brought on by racing anxious thoughts in the middle of the night. I could never quite achieve this level of serenity. Digital sketch iPad + Procreate

2020
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Disconnect

Disconnection and isolation. Digital sketch created with iPad + Procreate.

2020
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Ghost

The coronavirus lockdown emptied the streets and buildings of the city and as I wandered through the quiet, late at night, I feltlike I was the only character in a game world that had not yet been populated by NPCs. The world seemed to be reflecting my mental state, and I was the ghost in the machine. Digital sketch created with iPad + Procreate

2020
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Ana And Mia

This piece is titled ‘Ana and Mia’ and displays my struggles with eating disorders and the control and havoc they possess. When I began to seek psychological help for these mental illnesses one of the tasks asked by my psychologist was to personify the illnesses to understand them and take back control. The Personified figure to the left is Mia (bulimia) and right is Ana (Anorexia).

2020
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Circa-20

What a strange time.

2020
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