Before & After
Mixed Media – 14″ x 25″
This is another angry image, demonstrating my rage at how I was beginning to see my young self “before” and “after” the abuse began. My childhood went from “picture perfect” to a mangled, desecrated reflection of what it used to be. The damaged picture is at the top, dominant over the lost “before” image. This artwork also reflects how I often wondered what kind of person I might have been had I not been violated and damaged.
Abuse Series Index
- Introduction
- Schizophrenia
- Cataclysm
- Anti-Social Behavior
- I'm Afraid
- Nightmares
- Feeding Frenzy
- Betrayal
- I was Innocent
- Pain & Isolation
- Hurt Hate
- Grandpa, Why was I Sacrificed for You?
- Childhood Broken
- Before & After
- Broken Toy Broken Child
- Struggling to Emerge
- You Made the Colors of My World Bleed
- Genesis
- Blossom
- Still Some Garbage But It's Getting Better
- Blue Angel - Reclaiming My Childhood
- Always Smiling, Always Hidden
- The Premonition Had a Relapse
- The Premonition Dreamt It was a Child
- Chrysalis
- Recollections
- Sanctuary
- Conclusion