Rusty Cleaver
Once used as a precision instrument, the thick metal is a strong tool for separating meat from bone
Marks bleed down into the handle, now wrapped in tape to provide traction when wet, slippery and cold
The tape feels spongy and sticky, after many cycles of blood, matter, and water. Blood, matter, and water
Now, rusty and pitted it finds new meaning in the hands of an unbalanced person living between reality and the surreal