When I was younger, I had to wear a Milwaukee brace. The name sounds fun because "Milwaukee" is involved in a lot of neat things, including beer, but this was not fun. Though it did a variety of things to me, the relevant-to-this-post thing is that it did not allow me to look down. It held my head up and forward and it took a lot of getting used to. With each step, I felt like I was going to fall off the edge of whatever I was standing on, even if what I was standing on had no edges - didn't matter. Thus, I became afraid of heights. Walking on ground was frightening enough...walking on anything elevated was a nightmare. Thankfully, the elementary school I attended was kind enough to give me a key to the elevator so I could completely avoid the stairs.
So here is my translation of Illustration Friday's "Heights":
[tags illustration, illustration friday, pastels, pencil, ink, colored pencil, brace, scoliosis, milwaukee brace, child, heights, height]
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