dear, light chaser…

I HOPE YOU FIND COMFORT HERE.

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About my art

CREATING TO COMFORT.

After losing both my hearing, body function and level of vision in 2020, art became a part of my physical recovery. I started with tracing things digitally, at the time I couldn’t even hold a pen and sign my name properly. Over time I transferred to sketches, then charcoal and slowly paints, every new medium comes with new challenges. Mostly I create from bed or in short sessions. My experiences have slowly shown up in my art, from the contrast I use, the light effects I’m obsessed with, the softness and slight blur of things. Art is slowly giving me a way to show people the way I now see the world and explain things I don’t always have the words for. 

meet Elina

Hiya, i’m SO glad YOU’RE HERE

Your resident constantly confused Deafie, with a love for capturing the softness of life admist the harshness.


JustSoElina has always been a hub for creative outlet, what started as a YouTube channel, branched into a blog after I became bedbound at 14. I went from hiding my illness online completely to sharing my journey getting a diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Sydrome – HEDS. Getting involved in online advocacy and talking about the dismissal of young people with chronic illness in the medical system and community. And now working in co design as a health consumer representative. Studying Art and Art Therapy online. It’s constantly evolving into what I feel i needed at the time and what I feel will reach others figuring out life in chronically Ill bodies best.

Creativity holds no bounds, thus here is a collection of my crazy. I hope you stick around and find some comfort in it.


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CO DESIGN / HEALTH CONSUMER REP


Australian Youth co designer, health consumer representative and artist using my lived experience of multi complex illness /disability, hearing and vision loss. To help create more inclusive, accessible projects and systems across the country. Whilst trying to break the cycle of trauma in chronic illness care. 

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Justsoelina@gmail.com