Mixed media recycled portrait | Ripped canvas, fabric scraps, magazine clippings, plastic fragments (including toys, bottle caps, buttons, bread tags), and acrylic paint

Ghosts of Blue and the One I Knew is a recycled art portrait that reflects on identity, memory, and the complexities of mental health. The central figure—someone once close to me—is rendered in layered shades of blue plastic and salvaged materials, each hue and texture chosen to mirror the emotional landscape he carried but often couldn’t articulate. Fragmented and textured, the piece explores what we remember, what we salvage, and what lingers in absence. It invites viewers to look beneath surface impressions and engage with vulnerability, resilience, and the quiet ghosts we carry.