Credit Card Debt was inspired by my experience with the constant lure of consumerism in our culture. At a young age, I felt (as many people do) a strong desire for things that are not necessities. Credit cards were a tool to acquire things that were 1980s suburban “must haves” – Bennetton shirts, Swatch watches, etc. Although I’ve moved past my 1980s conformist fashion style, I still find myself treading between what is and is not a necessity. As offers for credit cards pour in, it is difficult sometimes to remember that you eventually have to pay back all that you’ve charged. Credit Card Debt is constructed from my own voluminous credit card bills. As an attorney who practices some personal injury law, I think it is rather ironic that in a culture where warning signs against physical injury are ubiquitous, there is no acknowledgment of the dangers of mass consumption. Extreme credit card debt and the accompanying stresses, anxiety and depression it causes can be as deeply scarring as any commonly feared physical injury.