Tamara Albanna“Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes” — Maggie KuhnThis quote has been on my mind a lot lately. Maybe its the darker half of the year, and I am having an inevitable underworld moment, but I…Oct 20, 2022Oct 20, 2022
Tamara AlbannaMy Inner Child Needs ThisI wrote a piece in 2020 about how coloring helped me to survive the madness of the Covid Pandemic. Over two years later, I suddenly find…Oct 13, 2022Oct 13, 2022
Tamara AlbannaProtect The FreethinkersI was only a child when I first learned of the infamous “Satanic Verses.” I heard my parents discuss the book in hushed tones with friends…Aug 13, 2022Aug 13, 2022
Tamara AlbannaStormsIt’s been a week since I posted anything here. It’s also been a week since I have returned from Toronto. And I haven’t left my house since…Aug 6, 2022Aug 6, 2022
Tamara AlbannaFamily Is EverythingHealthy family dynamics are not something I am used to. It is always a somewhat jarring experience when I visit extended family (by…Jul 28, 2022Jul 28, 2022
Tamara AlbannaNeurodivergentA piece I created in March 2021, just before my Zoom call with my therapist confirming my Autism diagnosis. I wished to use art as a way to…Jul 26, 20221Jul 26, 20221
Tamara AlbannaThe Crash Has BegunThis past weekend I started feeling like I was being pulled back into that that darkness I spent so much time trying to pull myself out of…Jul 25, 2022Jul 25, 2022
Tamara AlbannaFinding Body Autonomy Through Self-ExpressionGrowing up I didn’t have much control over my own life, let alone any body autonomy.Jul 24, 20221Jul 24, 20221
Tamara AlbannaThe Tale of the Daith PiercingOn July 21st I made the decision to finally have piercings done. (More piercings rather, because at this point I already had three in each…Jul 23, 2022Jul 23, 2022
Tamara AlbannaSummer is the Cruelest SeasonWith all the news about the Western Hemisphere burning under sweltering temperatures, I thought about my own relationship with Summer.Jul 22, 20221Jul 22, 20221