happy birthday dad 9/15/11

Yesterday would have been my dad's 90th birthday. I called my brother and we talked about getting signs or dream visits on auspicious occasions such as this.  Jeff happened to be just beginning a renovation on dad's aluminum trailer parked for many decades now on his property.  I reminded him that it was called the 'Zenith' and we spoke of a long ago favorite photo of Dad and I in front of the trailer. "Oh, I have that framed upstairs in my office", I said.  We talked more about dad's nature, and Jeff made the comment "He was very Zen".  I had never really thought of Dad in that context, but it is true.  He lived fully in the present moment, more than anyone I have ever known.  Ok, now here's the 'sign' I am talking about.  Still on the phone with Jeff, I went up into my office to look again at the photo and got a good dose of goose bumps.  When I framed that photo a couple of years ago, I had to crop it in such away that the only 3 letters visible for the Zenith trailer logo is: ZEN
Never noticed it until now and we both knew dad was present.
Photo credit: Jeff Hinich

Latest collaborative Tarot card creation

The Magician Card I submitted for the Travelers of H’Art Nick Bantock style collaborative Tarot deck.

Created in Photoshop using scraps of vintage maps, stamps, an old postcard, tag art and a pen and ink sketch I did in high school. A tulip sways in full bloom, its bulb firmly planted in the earth. Included are Mayan, North American Indian, and Eastern imagery. The initial inspirations for this card were the postcard sent to me from my dad when he visited China, and the swirling embroidered fabric from a Magician’s robe.