Authentic and guaranteed to be a unique High-Art piece, a one-of-one work, by the published Artist & Poet Michael Loren Butkovich. It was created and is signed within the piece itself, by the artist as show in the photos. This is a truly unique and definitely a one of a kind high-art piece by the bohemian artist. Comes with a letter & COA (Certificate of Authenticity) handwritten by the artist. 

It features an original poem within the piece, all of which is sealed under a glass dome as show in the photos. The piece is titled "Monkey on Me Back". It was created in enamel, resin, oils, wood, glass, ink, plastics, paper, linen, found objects... papyrus and other such materials. The art / sculpture is of a "high-art" bohemian-beatnik style of an ultra-contemporary statement telling of the artist own smoking addiction. 

The piece measures 22 inches high by 12 inches in wide all around. The art is shipped within a three boxing-levels of heavy cardboard and thick Styrofoam with insisted insurances paid for by the buyer for both directions in of receiving and, if needed, for any and all needed returning. 

(All current and future reproducing images of the art-piece, including that of the poem itself, will remain within artists ownership for lifetime)

The poem reads as follows:

SPECIAL NOTE: RETURNS "ARE" GRANTED ON INSURANED ITEMS ONLY. THEREBY PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ADD INSURANCE WHEN PAYING YOUR SHIPPING COSTS FOR THE FULL VALUE OF THE ITEM IN RECEIVING A FULL REFUND... SHIPPING & HANDLING COSTS HOWEVER IS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RETURNS AND IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER TO PAY BOTH WAYS.