The Black Heart

I was obsessed for awhile with the symbolic idea of the "Black Heart".

My question was: What would turn a Heart Black?

Flame I think...VERY HOT Flame.

All apologies to the Black Heart of the Feri Tradition,

which I did not discover until later.

I must investigate that visually at some point.  :-)

{Image 1: Created in Photoshop.

Image 2:  Digital images manipulated in Photoshop.}

Begin Again

When I was working on this one,

I was in a place of endings,

trying to get back on that damned horse!

{created in Photoshop.}

Seeking

I don't feel like either of these is complete.

By the same token, I don't feel as though the ever will be,

or rather, I don't think I'll have time to return to them.

{created completely in Photoshop.}

2 Scarabs Mandala

I decided to some digging and make sure

that I'd posted everything I'd been working on recently.

I discovered that I've missed alot over the past years.

So this is the beginning of me catching up.

{Digital Images manipulated in Photoshop.}

Kevin's Tattoo Dreamcatcher

Here is the preliminary sketch of my friend Kevin's tattoo.

The Bear paw is pre-existing on his arm 

and we're attempting to create the dreamcatcher around it 

and integrate with the paw.

(More on that later)

The finished piece is going to be color,

but this is where it began.

{Graphite drawing scanned and merged with Photo in Photoshop.}

Loki

I never knew he was associated with earthquakes 

until I read how he was punished by the Asgardians for killing Balder.

Never piss off the Norse.  There are fates worse than Death.

{Bamboo Pad in Illustrator.}

The Refraction Hole

I've always been fascinated by what happens to light

when it passes through glass or liquid.

Those wonderful little rainbows...

{created in Photoshop.}

My Fridge is a neato place.

Occasionally I am struck by the interesting 

photo moments that happen in my house.

It may also have to do with the fact 

that occasionally I find myself staring at things 

for indeterminate lengths of time.

Regardless, here is what happened on my fridge the other day.

{Digital Photo}