At the end of 2023 I was diagnosed with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). For me this means that there are different personalities within me, which I call my parts. They vary in gender, age, and obviously, personality. Switching between parts is a coping mechanism, a protective measure, that sometimes occurs when one part gets too overwhelmed or can’t handle a certain situation. Sometimes switching happens when something in the environment speaks to one of my parts and draws them out.

This project is a collection of mandalas representing each part, and ultimately, the entire system, although not every part is included in this project. My system is called Wren and the Offshoots.