Restored

“once you’ve been to hell and back,

you don’t look behind you when the floor creaks

and the sun is always up at midnight

and things like the eyes of mice

or an abandoned tire in a vacant lot

can make you smile

once you’ve been to hell and back.”

― Charles Bukowski, Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame

12x12 canvas with hand generated gilding and embroidery. Gold detailing representative of the Circle of Fifths musical theory and relates a tonal representation mirroring recovery.