Diseased skin is filled with grit. Which swells and multiplies to produce pearls. They mutate, at once becoming bright worms. From the hands they flood out, wiggling in iridescent waves.

Callous (a wound often suffocates in skin)

Papier mache, acrylic, oil pastel, colored pencil, pins, tape, paper

2x1.5x1.5”

2024