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 This 55 Gallon water drum is a vessel for ambition, it is a symbol of diligent blue-collar workers who hold in stress from commercial industries, who put aside their own aspirations and are often ready to burnout. The drum is half full, half empty and a release from the pressure. Rare matchbooks from famously historic establishments surround the drum as memorable souvenirs of the sparks of dreams and businesses that once struck boldly toward success. People have a tendency to primarily focus on the potentials of the future and conflictions from the past, rarely acknowledging the presence of our actions. 

Like a match, life is fleeting and with the passage of time creating meaning and purpose is the catalyst to our finite human existence. Although a lifetime can feel like an eternity, we have a short period to accomplish our goals, not often reaching our full potential. Wishing for something is a hopeful action and left for a higher power to possibly acknowledge and provide.

Manifestation, however, requires a process of intention and action towards success. 

I often found myself working in several commercial industries, each lucrative but not what I was 

passionate about pursuing. I went to school for culinary, bartending, billing & coding and graphic & web design. I have also worked as a tattoo artist, telemarketer, a house cleaner, warehouse assembly, in marketing, several temp services and owned a moving company. Always putting my passion aside for financial stability but never satisfied with where I was. My life itself is a work of art in progress, molding my daily existence and what that consists of. Thoughts and emotions can influence the events and experiences in one’s life, by focusing on and working towards specific desires, one can create a more fulfilling life. Everyone has the choice to continue a pursuit of happiness through wishful thinking or the exception to embody personal desires into existence.