By John Sadler
Missourian 

A local artist's secret weapons: glitter and gore

 

December 23, 2016



COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Picking a dead opossum for a canvas comes naturally to artist Devon Devaughn.

Devaughn recently created a photo series depicting roadkill in various stages of decomposition, covered in glitter and surrounded by Lisa Frank-esque levels of neon, the Missourian (http://bit.ly/2h5maxi ) reported.

"Basically what I'm trying to do with it is memorialize these animals," Devaughn said. "There's so many bodies on the side of the road, and I kind of wanted to call attention to it and also honor them like you would a person in my own special way."

Devaughn, a senior fine arts major a...



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