Disease
292 creative works found
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Graphite pencils on smooth bristol paper. Gregory House from my favorite TV show, “House.” images of work in progress / House tee design / / detail / Laminated print /
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it’s easy to only focus on the sadness inherent in an old derelict building like teton. / when you know the misery in the history of a asylum, and you see / only the ruins of what it once was, you sometimes become blinded / by the macabre and morose, by thwarted hopes and unchecked corruption. / if this is all you see – in an abandoned building, in your own life, in the world around you / it’s easy to feel that perhaps it would be best to erase it all, to hide everything away / so deep that it can’t encroach upon your fleeting comforts and contentment. / but, in this place where such terrible, tragic things occurred / there is something else that resides there – sometimes in the brilliant green ivy / that works its way into cracks and crevasses the way lovers’ fingers entwine, / sometimes in the softness of the wind, or the stillness of untouched afternoon sunlight – or / the way gravity welcomes the falling rafters back to the earth and time / absolves its past in the oblivion of unmolested sleep. teton had such beauty – in / the sincerely charitable ambitions that built it, in the graceful forms of its architect’s true design, / in the naive hope of the many who genuinely believed it could bring a cure for the ill, / and in those confined who stole friendships and dignity from the greedy hands of / disgrace and neglect. if you can’t see these things, you’ll never understand why i do what i do. / photographs capture slivers of time. they preserve a point of view, a moment / that would otherwise be forever lost. if you seek truth through them, / maybe you can illuminate the soul of a thing, and maybe show someone else / the proud glory and splendor of the forgotten and forsaken. / the triumphs and frailties of human endeavor may now be heard only in echoes, / but i guarantee you if you are quiet and you listen / you will hear not screams of agony and anguish, but the sweet serenity of final release. / if you approach the past with humility and reverence in your heart you’ll realize that / immortality is not something anyone can ever capture – but if you are very lucky, / through a photograph perhaps you may capture a glimpse, / a fleeting moment of something that, in its own abstract and inexplicable way, / proves beyond a doubt that nothing ever dies. / —-—-—-—-—-—-- photo taken at teton state hospital / more of my work is on www.abandonedamerica.org / please check out my new book, filled with photos and text – the link is on my site’s main page!
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Nikon D80 / 55mm Macro lense / ISO 400 / F/8 / 1/90 Sold as card 10/25/08 / Sold as card 05/19/09 Breast Cancer Awareness – 100% of sales go to charity
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photo taken at rosevale institution if you get a chance, my new book is available, please take a look at: / www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/494773 you can read about it there, but it has a lot of high quality prints of my work. and as always, please visit my site abandonedamerica.org if you’d like to see more of my work. thanks and i hope you have a great holiday.
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This elderly woman sits at the window and contemplates the world outside. She does not see far beyond the window frame because her world has diminished considerably. Two years ago she was officially diagnosed with dementia after a life threatening surgery and long hospital stay. However, her family and friends noticed a difference in her personality over the last several years. Once a proud and hard working single mom, she raised two children during the 60’s and 70’s at a time when single parenthood was not as widely accepted as it is today. At present, she is reduced to little more than the passive demeanor of a quiet child. She is aware of the reduction in both her mental and physical abilities. She also understands that she is helpless to change anything. / It takes great courage to face the inevitable. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia; it accounts for 64 per cent of all dementias. For example right now in the US, Alzeihmer’s has surpassed diabetes and is the sixth leading cause of death. As baby boomers are rapidly approaching the age of retirement it is believed that 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime. Currently, there are more than 24 million people in the world with dementia—this is estimated to rise to 81 million by the year 2040.6 / Statistics taken from both the Canadian and American Alzeihmer’s Society. / Published by Redbubble in Compassion, Courage and Friendship book October 2008 / Compassion, Courage & Friendship Featured in the Nirvana group October 2008 / Featured in the ImageWriting group November 2008 / Featured in the RB Buyer’s Booth November 2008 / Featured in the Stillness Speaks group November 2008 / Featured on RB homepage on November 25/08 / The Fine Art of Photography
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“Your faith has made you well.” / Anyone with a disease longs to hear these words. / (Digital Mixed Media)
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Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men. ~Herodotus more of my work is viewable on www.abandonedamerica.org
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photo taken in the communicable disease hospital at isle de las gaviotas / perhaps one of the most difficult locations to access that there is :) / more of my work is on my website, www.abandonedamerica.org
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we were all so addicted to spectacle: / the drama of the media and celebrity lives, our / huge cineplexes and large-screen tvs, the / cacophony of arena concerts and the overblown importance / we gave our own silly little struggles. / we were like the romans with their bread and circuses / we were in the colosseum enjoying our pageants and staged conflicts / while all the signs around us were pointing one way: / to our own ruin. / there came a point, however, when we could no longer ignore / the fact that we were addicted to poisoning everything that was vital to us. / food stopped growing in the tainted soil, the air itself became toxic, waters rose and cities fell / you would have thought with our taste for the electrifying harmony of discord / that we would have revelled in it, but it was all so different / when the show finally began. / there was no audience to witness it for we were all playing a part. / we were the ones on the stage, and the / epic tragedies being played out / were now our own lives. / -—-—-—-—-—-—-— / photo taken in juanita de brogas magnet middle school / more of my work is on www.abandonedamerica.org
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Nikon D80 / 55mm Macro lense / ISO 400 / F/8 / 1/90 This month all sales of my PINK collection will be donated to the Susan G Komen foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness research Sold Laminate (all proceeds going to Susan G Komen for the cure foundation) / 10/24/08
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the inspiration for this photo. Also Available – Mother Earth / (click on photo to reach page)
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i see more and more of this :( mechanical pencil on paper
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photo taken at haley boarding house / more of my work is on my website, www.abandonedamerica.org
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Nikon D80 / 55mm Macro lense / ISO 400 / F/8 / 1/90 Sold Laminate (all proceeds going to Susan G Komen for the cure foundation) / 10/24/08 ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF ALL OF THESE (REFLECTING TEARS IS MY FAVE) Breast Cancer Awareness – 100% of sales go to charity – Susan G Koman foundation / http://members.lycos.co.uk/lovesminicliparts/pinkribbon.gif!
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Failed funparks #2497
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Nikon D80 / 55mm Macro lense / ISO 400 / F/8 / 1/90 view larger for the best view This month all sales of my PINK collection will be donated to the Susan G Komen foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness research Breast Cancer Awareness – 100% of sales go to charity
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This is a Northern long-eared bat, they are tiny but like all bats voracious consumers of invertebrate life! Good thing with their appetites they aren’t the size of elephants! LOL
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I have a wonderful friend who’s grandpa suffers from Alzheimers. / this is for her and her pain. Grandpa’s Present / By Linaji 2009 What are the colors in my Grandfathers eyes? / Dusty shelves of memories / He says / “I remember” as blocks of thought / scan remains of feeling good / I am sure because he always laughs / as he looks at me and calls me Jesus Past pain now blended with his smile / lifting me up to the realm of endless giggles / twirling me into wicked thrills while my belly / gains a respite from the boxed in rooms / where I was nothing special till he told me / I was Goldilocks who had curls / that smelled like candy cane Inside Grandpa was my hero / he was for me the last Native / On the plains of yesterdays covered wagons / Facing history rich and full / Now; / Hills brown and barren and lost sometimes / In all the present moments that are never / Seen, / Nor spoken of, glossed over with his / Far away look that I am not a part of Hidden pleasures perhaps then, / Am I not far enough back in his heart? / Where his lifeline seems so vibrant / So real.. No sense of my name / Does he care? / If I ever could tell him / Does he care? / I miss you Grandpa, / I do.
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When I saw this prayer, written by an unknown author, at the Carmelite monastery where I do volunteer work, I knew I had to incorporate it into an image and offer its consoling words to those who are suffering from Alzheimer’s as well as to family, friends, and medical personnel who care for those afflicted with this disease. I chose an image of a cloud-filled sky as the sun was setting because those with Alzheimer’s are largely in the sunset of their lives and have to contend with many issues that cloud their lives. Prayer for an Alzheimer’s Sufferer Please grant my visitors tolerance for my confusion, / Forgiveness for my irrationality, / and the strength to walk with me / Into the mist of memory my world has become. Please let them take my hand and stay awhile / Even though I seem unaware of their presence. / Help them to know how their strength and loving care / Will drift slowly into the days to come / Just when I need it most. Let them know when I don’t recognize them / that I will . . . I will. / Keep their hearts free from sorrow for me / For my sorrow when it comes only lasts a moment – / then it’s gone. And finally please let them know / how very much their visits mean, / How, even through this relentless mystery, / I can still feel the love. Amen
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down and down and down i go / as i sink through the depths of the sea / there’s one thing left – it’s all i know: / you’re better off without me. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—- photo taken at haley boarding house if you get a chance, my new book is available, please take a look at: / www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/494773 you can read about it there, but it has a lot of high quality prints of my work. and as always, please visit my site abandonedamerica.org if you’d like to see more of my work. thanks and i hope you have a great holiday.
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Acupuncture model head. Photo based illustration.
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MUA/HAIR – Kelsey Johnson / MODEL – Kat Krawczuk / PHOTOGRAPHER – Lisabella Preece “I PUKE GLAMOUR” / this image is depicting how the industry glamourizes eating disorders. it is a play on words.. please don’t think Kelsey, Kat and I are trying to make it a beautiful thing. Eating Disorders kill thousands every single year. Help Raise Awareness. It is very serious. Everyone is pressured to be thin these days, don’t fall into a painful disease. It will shorten your life, whether you beat it or you don’t. the red in this photo is supposed to represent pain
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You can go the whole hog this swine flu season and be happier than a disease-free pig in mud wearing this uber-stylish tee. Available in 2 styles and a whole bunch of colours. Oink!
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