Strong As A Stone
VIDEO by Adrian Avila

As Strong as a Stone. from DE BUG on Vimeo.

Art has always been a passion of mine, something I have aspired to since my childhood. In my late teens I became mentally ill and struggled on the streets and in mental hospitals. I received disability payments after several years of illness and went back to college for Art Photography. I also got involved in stone carving. Ever since graduating from Bradley University and pursing sculpture and photography, while on disability, I've had only a few brief stays in the mental hospital. With new medication I haven't been back since 2003. Art has been my core for my mind and soul to cling to, centering me in good times and bad.
-Richard Babcock -SJ