{"product_id":"poor-lyle","title":"Poor Lyle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"poor lyle\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eacrylic and oil on acrylic panel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize: 32 by 18\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003eThis piece is based off the song \"Lonely Lyle\" by a stoner metal\/doom metal band called \"Big Business\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis song has a really weird meaning to me for a number of reasons. \u003cbr\u003eI had my first seizure at their show on NYE my first year living here. This was the song that was playing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the first string of seizures, I became pretty terrified to go out and exist in public. Losing control of your body will do that to you, I spent the first portion of the year tucked away in my apartment, and then the Covid lockdown was next. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI eventually started hyping myself up that I would start doing things I loved to do again, I wanted to go back out with my friends, go to shows with no fear, and feel like I had control over the amount of pain I constantly had. \u003cbr\u003eBut there was always one thing that would change my mind, and eventually my depression has slowly taken me back in. \u003cbr\u003eI started to feel like I was taking a back seat to my own life, and I really did watch time get away from me. I still feel this way today sometimes.\u003cbr\u003eIt's weird to feel like I'm standing outside of myself, where I see an incredibly capable person, but resorting to just holding myself back feels better. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis also comes back to a common theme in my work of loving things that are bad for you, just simply because they feel or do something temporarily good, regardless of the actual consequences. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lyrics in the song referring to Lyle in the hourglass, just counting time and desperately wanting out, but feeling like the outside conditions are just not right resonate so so much with me. \u003cbr\u003eI feel like I have all this grit and all this excitement for life until the moment comes to enjoy it, and I suddenly just want to remain in my little bubble that I have grown to love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo my little gator is my idea of Lyle, another weird personification of me I guess. The little gumballs are the grain inside of the 'hourglass\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoor Lyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe lives in an hourglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCounting every grain he sees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing but time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlways the sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurse of thirst felt with his teeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut he still has his arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe still has his legs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNowhere to walk to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd nothing to hold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a panic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGathered his wits about\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePutaction to plan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConfirming his survival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith rocks for his tools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd salt for his wounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd luck to sail away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut not if it's windy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd not if it's cold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd nothing too risky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd nothing too bold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoor Lyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe lives in an hourglass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCounting every grain he sees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNothing but time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlways the sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurse of thirst felt with his teeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut he still has his arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe still has his legs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith nowhere to walk to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd nothing to hold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a panic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGathered his wits about\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePut action to plan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConfirming his survival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith rocks for his tools\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd salt for his wounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd luck to sail away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut not if it's windy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd not if it's cold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd nothing too risky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd nothing too bold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut he still has his arms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe still has his legs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith nowhere to walk to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd nothing to hold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHopefully be delivered by winter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHopefully be delivered by winter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHopefully be delivered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan face=\"times new roman, serif\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANY WAY THANKS FOR READING ALL OF THIS SORRY IT'S SO LONG I JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BEHIND MY LITTLE CRAZY PAINTING. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Valeria Terrazas","offers":[{"title":"Default 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