Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405

Her art saved her life.

Oct 14, 2016 40m

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Synopsis

56-year-old artist Mindy Alper has suffered severe depression and anxiety for most of her life. For a time she even lost the power of speech, and it was during this period that her drawings became extraordinarily articulate.

Title	Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405
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Countries	United States of America
Keywords	artist, artwork, drawing and painting, sculpture, mute, los angeles, california, drawing, nervous breakdown, art gallery, electroconvulsive therapy, sculptor, female artist, psychotherapist, portrait drawing, art teacher, line drawing, electroshock therapy, female sculptor