observatory
glimpse of an inner galaxy
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glimpse of an inner galaxy •
constellations
I imagine my life as a vast universe, where each star represents a past, present, or future experience or interest. The constellations drawn among these stars continually shift over time as I make connections between them, to form images of what makes sense right now.
A magnetic energy influences the shifting — Curiosity — and as the constellations are redrawn it’s both exciting and unsettling. And so, what makes sense right now is a constellation linking three bright stars —
• my personal artistic expression •
• deep knowledge of design technology •
• love of teaching, mentoring, coaching •
north star
I navigate this universe by my North Star — Clarity. I’m a creative being — artist, designer, architect, reader, student, teacher, leader, strategist — and in that, I’m constantly seeking clarity.
My superpower is diagramming, taking complex things and extracting the essence. I’ve naturally gravitated towards abstraction and analogy, even as a child. Embracing the cryptic aspect of abstraction in my art has helped me feel safer exploring the caverns of my own thoughts and feelings. I’ve slowly developed my own visual language of sorts, and each decision is meaningful and precise — so in a strange way, I can communicate more deeply through abstracted symbols. At least with myself :)
a double-spiral galaxy
I continually find myself having to hold two concepts at once. It challenges my definition of clarity, in which I want everything to boil down neatly into one thing. More and more, I’m realizing that paradoxes and dualities are quite beautiful [albeit enigmatic]. In their own way, the two-ness is one I guess?
Here are a few that are very alive for me:
love • grief
hope • fear
beauty • pain
analog • digital
inner • outer
create • destroy