by Vanessa Jane

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Acrylic on wood,pill packets,fishing hook and trace,cardboard,photograph Part of the depression series. I was on antidepressants for about 31/2 years before I decided that I wanted to stop taking them. At the start I needed them. I was unable to function without them. I tried four different types before I found the right one that didn’t have any side effects for me. After a couple of years I started to decrease my doses then I just stopped taking them. I fell spiraling down. I went back to the doc and weaned myself off of them properly. I knew I was feeling better but all the same I was constantly numb and felt artificially controlled. I wanted to smile and really feel it. I now paint to control my depression. Cardboard letters are names of antidepressants, the eyes are a photograph of mine painted over. I am trapped inside the box of pills, swinging on a fishhook and trace trying to find a balance.

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