30x35” Ink, Acrylic, and collage, framed

In Greek mythology, those who ate of the wild lotus retreated from reality into a hazy bliss. In modern life, there are many versions of the mythic lotus. Through the narcotizing effects of technology, pharmacology, or materialism, many of us find a comforting escape from reality, only to notice too late the sun setting on a life that could have been.