I Am NOT My Disorder Wood Print

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This poster is among my favorites. It is drawn from my own experience of being labelled "diabetic," "asthmatic," and "depressive." None of these words describe who I really am; they are (serious) conditions I deal with from day-to-day. But I am a lot more than my various medical problems. I am an artist, a musician, a friend, a spouse, etc. Person first language will help reverse some of the stigma attached to mental illness and other disorders. Maybe people will be treated as persons rather diseases.

Chuck's creative background is wide and varied. He was a professional violinist, a published author, a multilingual graphic designer, a community college teacher, a Lutheran (ELCA) pastor, and a book designer (interior and covers). As a result, his work could be broadly categorized as digital art. His graphic design influences his digital art; and his digital art has features of his design work. In other words, they overlap. Someone put it this way: "What you do is not traditional art, and it isn't strictly graphic design. It's somewhere in-between." Chuck says he couldn't have said it better.