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I made this piece while still struggling to get sober. I was very angry and frustrated with myself cause I could not stop using, no matter how hard I tried. I used to cut on myself a lot when I was younger to relieve the pain in some weird way and punish myself at the same time for being such a mess. This time I chose a more productive external outlet which came out beautifully instead. Drug addiction is such a painful process I compare it to being slowly burned alive. This piece was created over about 5 frustrating months. It has 2 different pieces under it actually. First a digital photo I decided I wasn't into anymore, then I cover it with tape, wax, spray paint and resin. Left it for a few months then decided it still wasn't done. I added more tented resin some of which has a glowing compound in it, a piece of an old red record, copper mesh. Then I poured acetone all over it, lit it on fire, poured more acetone on it and lit it again. During the fire I took a bunch of pics of it for print with a macro lens. After that I sealed it with several more layers of clear resin, also embedded some of my beard hair in it to represent how it took a part out of me emotionally. - please click on a picture to see it larger
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