"Paraesthesia" - Contemporary Mixed Media Head Sculpture | Needles & Beads Art
Paraesthesia is an evocative mixed media head sculpture created with thousands of needles and beads, as part of the ongoing series Giving Shape to Pain, which explores the hidden and often misunderstood symptoms of chronic illness — particularly Lyme disease and Lupus.
Most people have experienced paraesthesia — that tingling, prickling sensation known as "pins and needles" when pressure cuts off circulation. But for those living with chronic conditions, this sensation becomes a persistent and often debilitating companion.
In this sculpture, thousands s of pins and beads are embedded into the form of a human head — a symbol of the mind navigating constant neurological disturbance. The work gives visible shape to invisible suffering, representing both the physical sensation and the psychological toll of chronic paraesthesia. Like all works in the series, it becomes a portrait not of a person, but of an experience — one that demands to be seen, felt, and understood.
Medium: Needles, beads, foam, acrylic paint, and mixed materials
Size: 10.5” x 8” x 8.5”
Certificate of authenticity included
From the series: Giving Shape to Pain
Paraesthesia is an evocative mixed media head sculpture created with thousands of needles and beads, as part of the ongoing series Giving Shape to Pain, which explores the hidden and often misunderstood symptoms of chronic illness — particularly Lyme disease and Lupus.
Most people have experienced paraesthesia — that tingling, prickling sensation known as "pins and needles" when pressure cuts off circulation. But for those living with chronic conditions, this sensation becomes a persistent and often debilitating companion.
In this sculpture, thousands s of pins and beads are embedded into the form of a human head — a symbol of the mind navigating constant neurological disturbance. The work gives visible shape to invisible suffering, representing both the physical sensation and the psychological toll of chronic paraesthesia. Like all works in the series, it becomes a portrait not of a person, but of an experience — one that demands to be seen, felt, and understood.
Medium: Needles, beads, foam, acrylic paint, and mixed materials
Size: 10.5” x 8” x 8.5”
Certificate of authenticity included
From the series: Giving Shape to Pain
Paraesthesia is an evocative mixed media head sculpture created with thousands of needles and beads, as part of the ongoing series Giving Shape to Pain, which explores the hidden and often misunderstood symptoms of chronic illness — particularly Lyme disease and Lupus.
Most people have experienced paraesthesia — that tingling, prickling sensation known as "pins and needles" when pressure cuts off circulation. But for those living with chronic conditions, this sensation becomes a persistent and often debilitating companion.
In this sculpture, thousands s of pins and beads are embedded into the form of a human head — a symbol of the mind navigating constant neurological disturbance. The work gives visible shape to invisible suffering, representing both the physical sensation and the psychological toll of chronic paraesthesia. Like all works in the series, it becomes a portrait not of a person, but of an experience — one that demands to be seen, felt, and understood.
Medium: Needles, beads, foam, acrylic paint, and mixed materials
Size: 10.5” x 8” x 8.5”
Certificate of authenticity included
From the series: Giving Shape to Pain
