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Bane

$250Original canvas

“My little beast, my eyes, my favorite stolen egg. Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I’ve only found sorrow.”

— Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

Canvas with hand-generated gilding and embroidery. Imagery reflective of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Major depressive episode. Gold detailing follows the Circle of Fifths — a tonal architecture mirroring the diagnosis.

Major depressive episode · 8 × 8 in

UPS Ground. United States from $22, Canada from $38, Europe from $48. Works 24 inches or larger add $12. Calculated at checkout.