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Year: 2025
Size: 14 × 20 inches
Display: Floating art frame
Medium: Watercolor cutout, paint-marker outlines, and hand-painted glass
A gun, colorful “fun pills,” and a cigarette represent the ways we sometimes search for relief when life becomes overwhelming. Sometimes we want to take something to feel happy, smoke a cigarette to escape for a moment, or imagine ending the pain entirely. I created this piece to release those difficult feelings instead of allowing them to consume me.
The reason’s I have continued to persevere every day is because I lost my cousin to suicide and witnessing what that loss did to my uncle and everyone who loved. That experience showed me that suicide does not end pain. It passes that pain to the people left behind. Life can be incredibly hard, and we all experience dark moments, but I believe we can survive and overcome them.
Are you feeling this way?
You do not have to face it alone. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support available 24 hours a day. You can also visit 988lifeline.org. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Year: 2025
Size: 14 × 20 inches
Display: Floating art frame
Medium: Watercolor cutout, paint-marker outlines, and hand-painted glass
A gun, colorful “fun pills,” and a cigarette represent the ways we sometimes search for relief when life becomes overwhelming. Sometimes we want to take something to feel happy, smoke a cigarette to escape for a moment, or imagine ending the pain entirely. I created this piece to release those difficult feelings instead of allowing them to consume me.
The reason’s I have continued to persevere every day is because I lost my cousin to suicide and witnessing what that loss did to my uncle and everyone who loved. That experience showed me that suicide does not end pain. It passes that pain to the people left behind. Life can be incredibly hard, and we all experience dark moments, but I believe we can survive and overcome them.
Are you feeling this way?
You do not have to face it alone. Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential support available 24 hours a day. You can also visit 988lifeline.org. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.