When the second canvas composition of the diptych came together as the great white crane in flight, it wasn’t until the painting was complete that I suddenly noticed the infinity symbol that connected the two sides of the diptych together. I had not consciously put that symbol in there. But – I had not consciously put that female figure in there either. She ultimately, and obviously in retrospect, became the Priestess, and thus eventually the image for “SIX”.

We begin with a thought of the form we want to create. And if we cultivate within ourselves the capacity to become a conduit for the creative source, the true form arises from the unknown, maybe similar to our original thought, often dissimilar. And if we allow ourselves the discomfort of letting go of our preconceived ideas, we can listen into form from the Formless, the true symbolic image, the true painting that wants to emerge.

When I was beginning to create the handmade form of this book, All Is Chosen, it became apparent that I had already painted “SIX” many years before. Representing transformation, compassion, and awakening, she was laying the groundwork for the culmination of this life’s study. Indeed, she had to be seen.

This is how the series of archetypal images of these universal truths unfolded through me – beginning with intellect, but emerging through intuition.