Artist Statement Rewrite

A Day In The Plight of a Vegan
This image represents a world consumed by carnivorous appetites and one person stands to face their opponent in the wake of their personal choice. This piece is metaphoric since the carnivorous appetite is represented by a giant meat monster and the vegan is represented by a lone hero with a carrot shaped sword. My inspiration comes from a metaphoric work by Seok-Hoon Jeong from Korea. In that peice, there was a sign bearing the statement STOP FOREST CRIME in big bold letters. The sign was merged into bark shavings at the bottom edge with a 'bleeding' tree stump overlapping the image. This piece helped me to ponder the potential I had with composing a work that expressed my personal choice in becoming a vegan.
When I was five years old my brothers and my mom were already on a healthy path. They began learning more and more of the issues faced with daily meat consumption; parasitic agents exist within meats if not properly cooked, the puss from slaughter could still leave residue on the meats, etc. Before I learned any of that, however, I was simply offered five bucks to “Leave the pig alone”. So at five years of age I became a vegan and five dollars richer. I have no regrets and will never go back.