A Unique Art-Filled Travelog Of One Man’s Journey Back From A Near-Death Experience

PRLog (Press Release) - Dec. 7, 2011 - Louisville, KY (Dec. 7, 2011) - Dan Rhema arrived at the hospital with his brain on fire. The three strains of dengue fever, he contracted in Mexico, had turned into a deadly combination of meningoencephalitis—both his brain and his spinal fluid were infected. That evening, as the doctors fought to save his life, Dan left his body and began an unexpected journey to the other side.

One week later, he was released from the hospital, just not as the Dan Rhema who had entered. The near-death experience and the damage to his brain left him with gaping holes in his memory and a loss of his identity.

Dan spent most of the next three years asleep. Otherworldly visual images flowed out of his dreams. During his waking hours, a creative compulsion took over his life. He began to sculpt and paint the visions he encountered in the night.

I Close My Eyes to See: The Dan Rhema Story: As Told To Kevin Wilson, is a travelog of Dan Rhema's extraordinary metaphysical journey from near-death to new life told through a unique pairing of Dan’s words with over one hundred pieces of his art.

About Dan Rhema:

The unfolding of Dan’s creativity as a visionary sculptor, painter and mask maker has been documented in numerous magazine and newspaper articles; television and radio interviews and in the documentary, Altered Vision; The Dan Rhema Story. His art has been exhibited nationally, in solo and group shows, for the past decade.

I Close My Eyes to See: The Dan Rhema Story: As Told To Kevin Wilson
ISBN: 978-0-615-43042-3
Published by Altered Vision Arts, LLC

The ebook, I Close My Eyes to See is now available on Apple’s ibookstore, barnesandnable.com and amazon.com for $9.99.

For more information about I Close My Eyes to See: The Dan Rhema Story: As Told To Kevin Wilson, please contact Dan Rhema at 502-635-2457 or by email at dan@danrhema.com.