A Slight Chemical Imbalance
I don't know why, but I've always loved these pill bottles. This is the third different piece that I've done with them as the star object, and there will be several more. The cannotations of "drugs" are sooo many, good AND bad.
I happen to believe quite strongly in the benefits of drugs to help many psychological problems, and this photo is not my way of taking a stance against them.
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I love that he's on his knees. LOL!
hahaha!
better living through science.
two thumbs up!
This is freaking hilarious! I had been battling depression for a while and now I'm back to normal with the help of my fixer upper antidepressants. Do you mind if I keep this photo as my desktop background for a while? It'll be a great reminder of the journey I've been on.
back in the early days, you never had to defend yourself or your art. what's the deal?
this is a wonderful piece!
"I happen to believe quite strongly in the benefits of drugs to help many psychological problem"
Thank you. Believe it or not, that means so much to me. I am tired of defending medicine.
Also, I have to agree with DMG. You should never have to defend your art. It is after all YOUR art.
Thanks all, and of course please use it as a desktop background. No problem.
As to the second paragraph- I honestly didn't see myself defending this image. I guess I was just stating my stance on the issue (mistake). Because of all the visitors that this blog seems to get nowadays, I feel some responsiblity to not ever get in the way of a person getting help. But don't worry- feelings of responsibilty? That'll pass. Hehe...
as another person battling depression, i love this pic. while i hate being dependent on so many pills a day, i think it's worth it, for the end result...
great job, terry, this is one of my new faves.
This is funny for so many reasons. A great work of art that doesn't defend or endorse the use of medicines, but stirs the discussion of it.
Excellent as always!
Terry -- I'm madly in love with your work!
This is perfect. So perfect, that I am sending many people to look at it. By far my most favorite piece you've done.
Absolutely love it! The little guy is hard at work reading the manual so he can fix the brain. Can't wait to see what your other drug pics will be.
I didn't get the feeling you were explaining your stance on drugs so much as you were just explaining what was going on in the pic. In a way that's kinda nice because sometimes I'm totally clueless as to what's going on.
This is one of the most interesting pics to me as a psychologist... I love his pose too. :)
i am loving the tiny book.
Love you stuff
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Great stuff, great talent you have my kind of sick sense of humour with a wonderful imagination.
Cool blog full of creativity! :o)
i just discovered your blog and i love it! is really funny and creative, cool job!!
love this. just perfect in every way. as always!
This is sooooo true. Love the raisin creation too. LOL!!
Good Gawd, this is truly a work of genius! I'm showing it to all my drugged up friends.
I just so happen to be looking at this site instead of writing a paper on psychology that I should be doing now. Much of the paper will be about drug interactions with the brain so I find this image hilarious. Also, I gotta ask about the tiny tools that have been appearing so frequently as of late. They crack me up. The tiny book is pretty good too.
Thanks blog visitors!
As far as the tiny tools go, I found 'em at a hobby store. A whole assortment in a package for two and a half bucks or so.
To me, it looks like you have arranged the capsules in the face area to resemble nose and eyes. Perfect attention to detail!
Brilliant, as always, Terry. I always look forward to seeing what the heck your creative imagination comes up with next.
The nuts and bolts of neurosurgery, my med student pals liked it lots. I liked the pirates of the carob bean best.
I found your blog through my mom Rose DesRochers and i am glad she told me about it. You have great ideas and i think this might just be one of my Favorite pics.
Oh my gosh...I just found your blog today (via the Posh Mama me.dium chat) and it is hilarious and wonderful. But this photo struck me the hardest.
I battle with depression and anxiety and am diagnosed bipolar. Sometimes my husband jokes that I shouldn't take pills and I just get ticked. Without pills I'd want to jump off a bridge. Or stay up all night and work. Depends on which way my bipolar takes me at the moment.
Thank you so much! :)
I've loved all your photos, but this is the first one that made it onto my desktop wallpaper. I've suffered from depression for years and have had varying degrees of success with different meds, but I'm currently drug-free while I hatch a pregnancy. I'd hoped to find that maybe I didn't need my pills as much as I'd thought; and my mother-in-law, herself a former Prozac-user, has been good-naturedly "encouraging" me to think of this as a chance to let my body prove that I don't need the meds after all; but the truth is, something physical in my brain doesn't work quite right, and I need the drugs to get in there and knock things with a wrench. Thanks for this, Terry - this is a good reminder to me that sometimes things do break down, and just like when my dishwasher clogs or my car engine makes odd noises, there's nothing wrong with calling in the professionals.
Great Blog!!
Hi Terry! Long time lurker, first time poster. I love your site. Regarding the pill bottles: I have to take these ginormous pills, seriously as big as your pinky toe, about three times a day. (Gall bladder problem...yawn.) Anyway, I get 90 at a time and they come in this freakishly huge prescription bottle. A friend of mine used to work in a pharmacy, and she said "Why, that's a special-order prescription bottle!" Long story shortish, if you would ever have any use for some Andre-the-Giant pill bottles in your art, let me know. I'm happy to send them your way. Heck, I might even let you have some of the giant pills...they're cheap and non-habit-forming. Cheers, Anne
A friend recommended your blog to me. I have looked at a lot of the photos. I conclude you are a genius. That is not too hyperbolic a word to use.
This particular one is brilliant. Like other posters I've taken these meds and they get in there and tweak my brain and totally change my outlook on life and to some extent my personality. I'll in future never forget the little pill bottle with the wrench and the manual.
Ahh captured brilliantly! It's great to know others out there 'get it'
You are a freaking legend!
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