Hand Painted, Oil paint on canvas, 12x16in
A hook is attached to the back of the painting to hang on any wall
No returns or exchanges
Lucky Me
Life began with sounds
As my body waxed my hearing waned
By fourteen a wall was in my left ear
Doctors told me I won the hearing loss mega millions.
0.03% chance…
Lucky me
How will my future play out?
Surgery
They replaced my stapies with a prosthetic
Along with the bone came tinnitus
“Sizzle” “Static” “Screech” - REPEAT
Lucky Me
How will I learn to cope?
Good and Bad are a package deal
Tinnitus shredded my world into pixels like a low rez TV
For the first time since I began painting, I was hearing color
My very own pixelated world to capture in my art.
By 23, I see the world in brush strokes
My pallet, a microcosm, representing how I perceive the world
Another surgery on my calendar
Lucky me
How will I be hurt this time?
Now in Recovery,
PAIN
My World is Spinning,
VERTIGO
The tinnitus is different,
LOUDER
Dizziness and on meds,
FALLING
Less than 4 hours of sleep,
TIRED
Scared of losing my ability to paint,
FEAR
Lucky me
How can I continue with art?
You, you, and you
My friends and followers
Support from all sides, both digital and physical
I have never been more grateful for anything in my life
Lucky me
How would I continue with my art without you all?