“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime." - Martin Luther (1544) 988 is where people can reach professional help when experiencing suicidal thoughts @988LifeLine on X Asfp.org accepts donations for helping with suicide prevention. 10% of the sales from Sunflowers Over Suicide are donated in crypto to @afspnational to help stop suicide. As of August 19, 2026 @ 1:11 a.m. there were 675,6672 deaths by suicide in the year during 2026 🆘 (Source: worldometers.info ) About the art: Sunflowers planted in April and harvested for preservation in June 2026 Drying time approximately 7-10 days per sunflower after applying hairspray to keep the flower petals shape before drying them in silica gel inside an air tight enclosure. Epoxy resin application required several coats dripped onto the sunflowers with a cure time of 24 hours per coating. Multiple coats were required to keep the integrity of the sunflowers in a life like state. They were then connected to the spinal cord as well as the eye sockets with use of the epoxy resin. Graffiti paint was added with use of stickers to create the desired letters in a graffiti style while masking the skull off to protect it from over spray. The crown of thorns was altered and remodeled to fit the form of the skull more accurately and attached to the top with epoxy resin. Attaching the skull to the spinal cord with a blend of resin and hot glue to hold them in place as the resin cured to a solid state. The display case was designed to showcase the artwork by utilizing a dremel to cut each piece and epoxy resin was used to mold the pieces together. Materials - Memento Mori skull Replica spinal cord with stand 3D crown of thorns Resin epoxy mold (Purchased online separately) Plexiglass Honeycomb frame Lighting Lettering (Purchased locally) Total time from start to finish was approximately 4 months