breathemia

Hi! I’m Mia. Well, sort of.

Mia is a pseudonym I adopted awhile back when I first ventured out into the world of talking about my illnesses. It means “me” in Italian. I thought it was beautiful. And in the beginning, it offered me protection as I explored what it meant to be labeled with a variety of diagnosis I didn’t fully understand.

I’m less afraid to talk about my illnesses now, but the name has stuck. I like it. It’s part of who I am on this journey. Mia is part of me. Just as my art is. And here is where the two intersect.

I design to bring awareness to illnesses close to my heart, and to give encouragement to my fellow chronic illness sufferers. I like clean designs, and relying on font, space, and color to relay meaning and emotion.