/Paintings
The orange section in the middle is a cellular wall in a skeletal muscle cell. The tissue on the left is healthy and intact and the tissue on the right has been destroyed.
This is a zoomed in image from a cell membrane in human muscle tissue. The small pieces in the upper right are pieces of unused glycogen that is potential energy.
This is a representation of my own personal muscle biopsy from my left leg under a microscope. This surgery led to the discovery and diagnoses of a very rare disease I was born with called McArdles.
This piece represents a liver biopsy from a patient with McArdles disease which is what I was diagnosed with in October of 2012.
Damaged muscle tissue can be seen in the upper right when the healthy tissue on the left and bottom of the painting.
Some of the membranes between muscle cells become weak and can rupture. This "stretch" shows the membrane right before a tear occurs.
When I was diagnosed with McArdles disease, it was such a relief to know what was wrong with me. This is a painting of "bubbles" under a microscope that fill me will joy and child-like wonder.