Second Chances by Melanie Ray

A female figure with streaming red hair is depicted sliding or falling down a spiraling vortex that looks both like a staircase and a slide, with roman numerals receding into the distance. The background looks like the stars and galaxies of deep space, with a grid and formulas superimposed, a floating doorway, and an atom with a nucleus shaped like a heart.

Second Chances by Melanie Ray

Medium: Acrylic on canvas paper

Size: 12 x 16 inches

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Artist statement: Most days I feel as tho I am stuck in the Twilight Zone. Like my life is in suspension and I’m just waiting for that window of opportunity to open. The Roman numerals represent the 13 years of my life spent here, wasted youth. But it formed the adult I am today, ready to land on both feet and show the world that there is hope yet. #SecondChances

Image description: A female figure with streaming red hair is depicted sliding or falling down a spiraling vortex that looks both like a staircase and a slide, with roman numerals receding into the distance. The background looks like the stars and galaxies of deep space, with a grid and formulas superimposed, a floating doorway, and an atom with a nucleus shaped like a heart.

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