Celebration Accomplished

Though right handed, this drawing was done primarily with my left-hand. I feel that this technique frees me and enables me to be a better receptor of inspiration. The symbols evolve as I draw, surprising me, baffling me as to what the image will be and what the rest of the drawing will look like. Sometimes symbols show up within the object as / draw. When finished with my drawing, research quiets my mind and reassures me about what I have been inspired to draw. The hard part is knowing what to call the object in order to look it up. The drawing has many cultural and religious symbols from many time periods. Look at the drawing and try to find as many objects as you can. There may be an encoded message in the drawing just for you. In your search for meaning in the drawing, the images may reassure you about what you are experiencing in your life, bring a tear to your eye, or tickle your fancy. Whatever your response is, enjoy the exploration and adventure into the collective unconscious world of symbols. 

I was overwhelmed as I drew this picture. Each time my pencil touched the paper another object or symbol popped out. What a turnout for the celebration! I found myself adjusting my focus to see different directions, and layers of items within items. Some say this is Escher-like to shift focus and see a whole new object. For me, this drawing is about the spiritual marriage ceremony and is very sacred to me, I'm especially excited by the "rainbow" people and a very special person that showed up. Surrounded by his own special symbols, He is the only man I know of who has accomplished all that is depicted by the symbols. According to your religious beliefs, these symbols may mean something entirely different to you. See what you can find and what they look like to you. 

 The watermark "JOY" is not in the print.  It is only on the online picture to protect the copywrite of the picture.