Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The artist is traumatized by his wife's death in a car accident. His grief motivates the creation of a memorial sculpture.

The Wife's Death — The artist is traumatized by his wife's death in a car accident.

The artist creates a sculpture to honor his wife. The work gives physical form to his remembrance of her.

A Memorial Sculpture — The artist creates a sculpture in memory of his wife.

Blood begins to emerge through cracks in the sculpture's clay. The memorial becomes an unsettling, apparently altered object.

Blood Through the Clay — Blood begins to seep through cracks in the sculpture's clay.

The artist's flesh mutates and begins to crumble. The described physical deterioration brings the story to its disturbing endpoint.

Story Breakdown

Fatal Loss — The artist's wife dies in a car accident, leaving him traumatized.
- Car Accident — The wife's death occurs in a car accident.
- Artist's Trauma — The artist is deeply affected by his wife's death.
Clay Memorial — The artist responds to his loss by making a sculpture in his wife's memory.
- Sculpture Created — The artist creates a sculpture from clay.
- Memory Preserved — The sculpture is made to commemorate his wife.
Bleeding Cracks — The memorial sculpture develops cracks from which blood begins to emerge.
- Clay Splits — Cracks appear in the sculpture's clay.
- Blood Appears — Blood begins to seep through those cracks.
Bodily Decay — The artist's body undergoes a disturbing transformation.
- Flesh Mutates — The sculptor's flesh changes.
- Flesh Crumbles — The sculptor's flesh begins to crumble.