Tender Resurrection 

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. 

This soft, gentle picture has very powerful, significant symbols, I realized this as I did research to name the finished drawing. There are funerary elements such as Egyptian Canopic Jars within this picture. The onion shaped precious object is a Cintamani (Sanskrit Buddhist), which means wish-granting jewel, reserved for important life wishes. Other important symbols in this drawing, for me, are: light gold five petaled flower, white jade, Mayan obelisk, and vertebrae. Each may summarize these symbols very differently. To me, it is about the actual experience of death, then coming back to life surrounded in a tender, loving, protective presence while tremendous power defies many man-made laws. Yet, this tremendous power is steady and gentle. Whether spiritual or physical resurrection takes place, tenderness is important to me. 

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