Figurative Sculpture
In-Process Photos Final Photos Disproportionate Treatment Air-dry clay with ink and acrylic on white oak, 13 x 7 x 8 in Disproportionate Treatment Figure 1 Air-dry clay and ink, 4 x 5 x 3 in Disproportionate Treatment Figure 2 Air-dry clay, 3 x 4 x 2 in Artist Statement: I believe that people hold mental illnesses at different levels of importance. Some are considered an excuse and some are praised. All mental illnesses are of equal importance. My sculpture plays on the imbalance of importance. Depression or thoughts of suicide are often met with comments like, "just go to therapy" or "just be happy, you probably just don't want to do anything." It is not that easy for someone struggling mentally. When a person takes their own life, the people around them question how they didn't see the signs. Depression isn't always visible. I visualized what it feels like and created the black bust. It is a physical representation of what it feels like to expe
