▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁materials , ▁often ▁found ▁or ▁otherwise ▁redundant ▁materials ▁such ▁as ▁broken ▁mirror s , ▁used ▁vot ive ▁cand les , ▁rec laimed ▁wood , ▁and ▁ant ique ▁mirror s . ▁" I ▁used ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁V ot ive ▁cand les . ▁Some one ▁comes ▁to ▁church ▁and ▁makes ▁a ▁prayer . ▁There ▁are ▁often ▁two ▁inches ▁left ▁after ▁the ▁cand le ▁is ▁bur nt ▁though . ▁Those ▁bits ▁are ▁thrown ▁away ▁and ▁I ▁collect ▁them . ▁You ▁take ▁your ▁fresh ▁cand le ▁and ▁it ’ s ▁only ▁for ▁your ▁prayer . ▁It ’ s ▁an ▁object ▁inv ested ▁with ▁belief ▁and ▁hope . ▁It ’ s ▁the ▁medium ▁for ▁inten se ▁spiritual ▁out p our ing ▁but ▁the ▁remaining ▁bits ▁are ▁just ▁ch uck ed ." ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁vot ive ▁cand les ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁See ▁Better ▁D aze , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁huge ▁stag ▁ant lers ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁bron zed ▁mirror , ▁m ould ed ▁from ▁the ▁stub s ▁of ▁ 4 , 3 2 1 ▁vot ive ▁cand les , ▁collected ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁K rok ats is ’ ▁smoke ▁draw ings ▁reflect ▁these ▁concerns : ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁smoke ▁from ▁a ▁burning ▁rag ▁held ▁over ▁a ▁cut out ▁template , ▁the ▁artist ▁controls ▁and ▁direct s ▁the ▁intensity ▁of ▁the ▁f umes , ▁creating ▁different ▁layers , ▁surfaces ▁and ▁contrast s , ▁but ▁the ▁process ▁is ▁also