In this large series of drawings, I explore consciousness to encourage self-awareness, often with humor. 
 
Despite the psychological theories, philosophical debates and neurologic investigations into exactly what the mind is, the mind remains an enigma. The fact that we can't see it allows me the freedom to  play with possibility. 

Historically, gold has been associated with the spiritual and has been used in artworks to evoke a transcendental state conducive to reflection and meditation while  in ancient alchemy, copper represented the transformation of the soul. It was sacred to the Greeks and Romans. In contrast, I use gold and copper inks on black paper to map the ordinary, everyday mind, only alluding to what I call the Large Mind--universal consciousness. 



Gold + copper pens on black archival paper 12 x 9" 

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