Chicago artist Jane Fulton Alt created a conceptual photographic project called “Crude Awakening” to “speak not only about what was happening in the Gulf of Mexico but also have it relate to the issue of energy consumption and exploitation of the earth’s resources worldwide.”

Alt’s poignant images, all of which were taken along the shores of Lake Michigan in Illinois, portray a wide array of models dripping with a non-toxic substance simulating oil with the water in the background.

• Visit Jane Fulton Alt’s Web site.
  
• Read a July 25 interview with Alt about the “Crude Awakening” project.
  
• Submit your photo today to BetterGulf.org.
• Keep up with the latest news at GulfSpillClips.com.

The image above, “Marrisa,” is cropped from the original and used by permission.  Click on Alt’s Web site to see the original and more photos.