“I’m not going anywhere. I hope. It’s been an adventure. We took some casualties over the years. Things got broken. Things got lost.
But I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.”
—Anthony Bourdain
I felt a kinship with him. Even more so now.
Creatives have low points. When I was down I had friends and family to help. I’d like to return that gesture.
I love everybody. I mean it. Never give up. Never.
Please seek help if you’re ever overwhelmed. It’s ok to ask. Message me if you need a friend right now.
Call the national suicide hotline: 1–800-273-TALK.
I wore my memorial shirt all weekend and the oddest thing happened, it cheered people up.
We spoke of Mr. Bourdain and shared our own battles with mental health.
They’d read the quote and admired the quality of the print, the image was a tiny 72 dpi web graphic that I brought to life with my Photoshop skills.
I’m not going to sell it.
I only did it as a process piece and it became a starter for important conversations we should be having.
—louis hernandez
Coming this fall
SLUDGE
AN IMPORTANT EXHIBITION ABOUT CLINICAL DEPRESSION + MENTAL HEALTH
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