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Man has everything, Man has Brooks Brothers suit and Mercedes Benz automobile. Man has good, easy money job and hot, hard-belly's at his beck-n-call. Man got the good life. OR, maybe not. Man got bad Cocaine habit. It will run his life down the sewer. He will lose all that he thinks is important. He may lose his life. Embroidery from sock threads, 2,1/4' x 2,3/4" Ray Materson 2005
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Got Coke? - Man has everything, Man has Brooks Brothers suit and Mercedes Benz automobile. Man has good, easy money job and hot, hard-belly's at his beck-n-call. Man got the good life. OR, maybe not. Man got bad Cocaine habit. It will run his life down the sewer. He will lose all that he thinks is important. He may lose his life. Embroidery from sock threads, 2,1/4' x 2,3/4
where did You Go - The next day, after a visit to Melanie’s studio and a look at the rather maudlin collection of paintings she’d created in the weeks since her arrival there, we left. She kissed and hugged the kids good-bye. I received a quick peck and then she turned away. The drive home was difficult. Several times I had to keep myself from bursting out in tears. And I became short with the children when they s
Ann Arbor Art Fair - Ann Arbor, the cerebral city. I enjoyed going to football games at Michigan Stadium (The Big House) A university town rich in diversion and culture and hardly overrated! Ann Arbor hosts one of the largest art fairs in the USA each summer.
Transition - As I developed my skill as an embroidery artist, my spirit began to grow and change. Transition is a metaphor for this change.
Cellblock Stabbing - There were deal-makers in the cellblock who sometimes made deals with the wrong people! Embroidery: 2,1/4
Don't Get Pulled In - Drug abuse and addiction can sometimes start out innocently. But for many people, myself especially, it became an all-consuming way of life. In this image, I am being pulled into a giant syringe while the demon looks on at his handywork and laughs.
York Road - My favorite childhood home. Outside of Cleveland, Ohio, the house on the corner of York Road and Meadowbrook was were I came of age. I learned to play baseball there. The downside of York road...Dad was an alcoholic.
Sandy Koufax - I have done a large number of baseball images. My favorite team as a youngster was the NY Yankees. My Grandmother was an avid Dodger fan. Two of her favorite players were Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax (pictured here) The Sandy Koufax image is morfed from two diffrent baseball cards and IO have added my own creativity to it as well. The piece was a commision for a collector in Colorado, USA.
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