How artists deal with illness

“My condition tends to express itself when I’m under a lot of stress, so all-nighters are out of bounds”

There’s no sugar-coating it: illness sucks, and can dramatically affect your ability to create art. But it doesn’t always make it impossible.

, aka TamberElla, works as an illustrator and background painter at animation production studio Rough Draft in California, despite suffering from a chronic illness called CVS (cyclic vomiting syndrome) since she was six. “Luckily, I’ve improved a lot over the past five years,” she says. “I hit a low point around 17, and have since prioritised sleep, healthy food and listening to my body. I