The first ever cathARTsis contest from *ItDoesNotHaveMe was a smashing success!

Here are the entries:







honorary/supportive entries (not in the running)

Judges:

Winners

1st place
by an overwhelming majority,
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what did the judges have to say?
=robinism "the piece says it all!! simply stunning!!"
*killjoy "an accurate portrayal of the inner and outer aspects of MPD; from the cluttered, haphazard mental states and the outer appearances that impede social life and taint other's views."
*Comrade-Kelly "What I love most about this piece is that for the two faces we see emerging from this character, there are more hands, jetting out trying to take control. This mental mutiny, if you will, over the control of the identity--and with great detail to somber tones and colors, I find this piece to an interesting insight into such a mentally divisive and corrosive illness. There is such a struggle, and I see that paper plane as this cry as the person's last cry for help. The last attempt to call for SOS."

Prizes
Grand Prize Package
Awareness article written published by the group
dA keychain _{donated by ^JunkbyJen}
1 print from your wishlist ($25-30) _{donated by ^PurpelBlur}
3 month sub _{donated by `switchbladeserenade} + 3 month sub _{donated by *motionlessSndtrk} (6 months total)

2nd place:
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what did the judges have to say?
=robinism "really wonderfully executed"
*killjoy "emotive, very well shot, clever use of yarn, and a solid story that helps bring the focus of the effect on others, not just those who're themselves ill/afflicted/"
*Comrade-Kelly "This piece is definitely well executed, and with a sad bit of description, I find this photograph to have come out rather nicely. I particularly enjoy the bandage across the eyes, and the aseptic whiteness of the background that so reminds me of hospitals. However, there is a certain stiffness of his pose, that I think he may be holding back in the photograph. Playing it a bit safe, the red yarn reminding me of blood, of the emotional squall one feels inside as you watch your loved one wither. Catharsis, essentially, is nothing tame--but there's this eerie calm about this piece that I enjoy, but would have preferred to have seen a few more subtle hints of loss of control, of the internal cleansing."

Prizes
1 month sub _{donated by ^JunkbyJen} + 3 month sub _{donated by =ShwarzEngel} (4 months total)

3rd place
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what did the judges have to say?
=robinism "this manipulation is very nice but the words at the bottom, her own words that we can rise up. i like the uplifting part. we are survivors ya know?"

Prizes
1 month sub _{donated by ^JunkbyJen}




All three winners will also be treated to journal features from *motionlessSndtrk, ^StJoan, =mom-the-bomb, ~CarnivalChild, =robinism, =feetpeet, *Fixxen, ^Helewidis, =moofied1, =IBinsanity, ^PurpelBlur, ^JunkbyJen, =diamond281, =volcomchick, ^just-an-artist, `switchbladeserenade, `RockstarVanity, and ^opioid!


Thank you to ALL who participated! Everyone please take a moment to look through all the entries and learn something about all the issues addressed by the contestants

Stay tuned for the winning awareness article and the rules and deadlings for cathARTsis 2!