The Abuse Series
“Fighting the Ghosts”
The Legacy of Childhood Sexual Abuse
This is an artistic chronology reflecting the various phases I experienced while trying to come to terms with childhood sexual abuse. It took me decades to push past the repression and denial to finally deal with this particularly savage issue. I hope that what I have expressed artistically might help others who have also suffered. I present this artwork in homage to the little girl inside of me who was so tragically harmed, and to all the other children like her.
~ Colleen D. Gjefle
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Schizophrenia
Cataclysm
Anti-Social Behavior
I’m Afraid
Nightmares
Feeding Frenzy
Betrayal
I was Innocent
Pain & Isolation
Hurt Hate
Grandpa, Why was I Sacrificed for You?
Childhood Broken
Before & After
Broken Toy Broken Child
Struggling to Emerge
You Made the Colors of My World Bleed
Genesis
Blossom
Still Some Garbage But It’s Getting Better
Blue Angel – Reclaiming My Childhood
Always Smiling, Always Hidden
The Premonition Had a Relapse
The Premonition Dreamt It was a Child
Chrysalis
Recollections
Sanctuary