This self-portrait by Bryan Lewis Saunders shows his "normal face," but the other 8,000-plus images he's created over the past 16 years go into some pretty strange territory.

Drugs: Psilocybin Mushrooms "I wanted to see how drugs changed my self-perception," Saunders said. "So I drew myself under the influence of a wide variety of them."

Drugs: Bath Salts A self-portrait of Saunders after taking bath salts.

Third Ear Experiment*, No. 2* Another self-portrait from the Third Ear Experiment series.

Third Ear Experiment*, No. 1* "For 28 days I blocked up my external ears and attached a copper funnel to my mouth in an effort to connect my Eustachian tubes to my pineal gland by physically rerouting the way in which sound entered my body," Saunders said of the Third Ear Experiment series.

I'm All Out Of Hair, I'm So Lost Without You*, No. 1* "I shaved my body hair and used it in my self-portraits to make e-cards letting people know how much I missed them." Saunders said.

I'm All Out Of Hair, I'm So Lost Without You*, No. 2* Another body-hair-inspired piece.

Died: Great Aunt Saunders describes his Died series as capturing "the difference between when a stranger or family member dies." This image was inspired by the death of his great aunt.

Died: Neighbor Another self-portrait in theDied series, this time inspired by a deceased neighbor.

Naked Yoga: Casa Setu Bandha Sarvangasana "I tried to do yoga and was using art as an incentive, but I think I waited too late in life to start," Saunders said of his Naked Yoga series.

My Drawings Aren't Messed Up, It's the Symmetry of My Face*, No. 1* "Using the golden ratio and other ideas from geometry, I was trying to locate the precise imperfections of my face," Saunders said.

My Drawings Aren't Messed Up, It's the Symmetry of My Face*, No. 2* Another self-portrait Saunders did based on the proportions of his face.

Facing Fear: Heights "I wanted to use art to overcome some of my fears, so I drew myself while facing them," Saunders said of the portraits he did about confronting his fears. "A sort of 'exposure therapy.'"

Facing Fear: Trains Saunders facing his fear of trains.

Popular Toys*, No. 1* "From time to time I use art to revitalize myself," said Saunders of his Popular Toys series, in which he uses iconic playthings "to help bring out my inner child." This one is the artist as Mr. Potato Head.

Popular Toys*, No. 2* This image in the Popular Toys series depicts a My Little Pony toy.

Psycho-Anatomy*, No. 1* "Finding and connecting the similarities between different organs in the body," Saunders said of his Psycho-Anatomy series. This image depicts the digestive system.

Psycho-Anatomy*, No. 2* This image in Saunders' Psycho-Anatomy series depicts the brain.

Quitting Smoking*, No. 1* "I wanted to see how quitting smoking changed my self-perception," Saunders said of the Quitting Smoking series. "I think I lasted a month before I started again."

Quitting Smoking*, No. 2* Another self-portrait from the Quitting Smoking series.

Sensation Drawings: Ear Nibbles "[This is] A project I did with my girlfriend to see how different and similar we felt the same physical sensations in or on our bodies," Saunders said of his Sensation Drawings series.