the figure on the manila bookmark is loosely outlined in sea foam ink, and has thick lines evoking heavy weighted closed, uncomfortable, maybe dissociative eyes and a mouth in dark brown-green. their GI sytem is rendered in fluid blue ink in sweeping lines of various weights, done with a flexible nib which undulates across the page in a way which mimics the fluidity it is drawing. the esophagus into the stomach, through and down, the swirling small intestinal coils are rendered like water ripples, while the large intestine wraps like a river, then flows down, out the body and between the legs into a puddle. the cascade between the legs and especially dark in the puddle is full of countless stippled dots of black ink, these textures creating detailed patterns and layers, many many. layers in this puddle the figure stands in.

January 9, 2026

Symptom: Chronic Diarrhea

the figure on the manila bookmark is loosely outlined in sea foam ink, and has thick lines evoking heavy weighted closed, uncomfortable, maybe dissociative eyes and a mouth in dark brown-green. their GI sytem is rendered in fluid blue ink in sweeping lines of various weights, done with a flexible nib which undulates across the page in a way which mimics the fluidity it is drawing. the esophagus into the stomach, through and down, the swirling small intestinal coils are rendered like water ripples, while the large intestine wraps like a river, then flows down, out the body and between the legs into a puddle. the cascade between the legs and especially dark in the puddle is full of countless stippled dots of black ink, these textures creating detailed patterns and layers, many many. layers in this puddle the figure stands in.

Symptom: Chronic Diarrhea

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