Melvaton

I Self medicated in many ways.

In the end,

The best form of Self medication

I found was the exact definition:

            Learn Your Self.

            Love Your Self.

Trust in Your Self and the Universe that guides You.

Lorenzo

addiction

To women

Jennie

I chose what looks like simple things already pre-made, cheap ink-transfers. Like my memory.

I have been clean off meth for over 2 years.

Memories that still exist have been warped by time & drugs. My mother, Christine, passed away on February 10, 2008; of ovarian cancer; around 6 pm.

I should have quit before. While she was still alive.

The last she saw of me, Christmas 2007, I was coming down. This is my artistic insignia, since 2002; a photo of me on our last Halloween together.

Though, she is still here. I can never say enough: the most honest words:

“I am so sorry, mom.”

Marlina

I’m always trying to figure out the deal with addiction. Why? I have witnessed my dad getting high over prescription drugs and it burned a hole in my memory. I have experimented but found no joy or solace in it. My quest is ongoing. I feel that if I know why I will be able to get to the root of the issue and be able to weed out the parasites. This artwork represents my journey to my quest to find an answer. Experimenting with colours, texture, redoing over again until I finally kinda settled for something good enough. I might not find the answer but I’ll settle for some clarity.

Siobhan

This piece is about the aimlessness of addiction and how it crosses every path we choose to take. Although we are on our own path with intention, hope, goals and faith, we can never be on it alone. Addiction permeates through every relationship we have, imprinting its ugliness into each one.

I have felt so torn and powerless, watching people I love take the path of addiction. It’s heavy…feeling like you want to give them the world and not knowing how. I give so much of myself—time, resources, advice and yet all I end up feeling is walked on, used, and hurt. Like I’m being pulled in so many directions at once…beneath every person’s darkness there is fiery light.

It’s up to us to choose to see that beauty in everyone, no matter where they are on their path.

Thank you!

Now that our project is starting to wind down, we'd just like to thank all our supporters again--

R&F Handmade Paints has been incredibly supportive and helpful to the Recovery Panes Healing Arts Project by providing us with their fantastic encaustic paints and gesso for the participants to use. We are so, so appreciative of their donation--we couldn't have done it without you!

Our grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council made the entire project a reality--nothing would have happened if they hadn't helped us to get the ball rolling. RACC does incredible work, and we feel blessed to have had their help in this process.

Parr Lumber helped us out by donating boards for our participants to paint on--without them (as with the rest of our supporters) the project simply couldn't have happened. Thank you so much!


Along with these major supporters were a slew of individual contributions--too many to name here--but they are all equally and extremely appreciated. This project began as the vision of one person, but absolutely couldn't have grown to what it is today without all the support we have received. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the help, support, and exposure we've received throughout this project--the help has been invaluable in trying to strike down the stigma that surrounds addiction.

Kaylub

Kristi

Brandon

William

Yvette

Steve

Maria

Chloe