Posts by Ninth Wave:
Tree of Stars Alchemy Card
I found a little bit of time last weekend for artwork and created this very little painted card. The card itself measures 2.375″ high by 1.625″ wide. The frame, shown below, measures 3.5″ wide by 4.5″ high and is 1.25″ deep. The card is made from 4 ply Strathmore 500 bristol board and it is painted with acrylic inks, watercolor pencils and metallic acrylics. I floated the card against a background of antique marbled paper.
I love the idea of this symbol – a tree with stars for leaves – and it serves as a visual reminder in my mind, bringing up a feeling of potential for the transformation it represents. The six-pointed star is traditionally a symbol for mercury – combining upward and downward pointing triangles that represent mercury’s role of uniting the sun and moon in the alchemical process. The tree is also a symbol used to represent a similar kind of unity – between heaven and earth – with the branches in the sky and the roots planted deep in the ground.
This original small framed painting is available for sale in my Etsy store HERE.
The Alchemy Notebook Tormented
It has only just now come to my attention that original images from the Alchemy Notebook were used, without my knowledge or consent, as part of the Torment online puzzle game that has been active since April of 2007. This is a screenshot of the ‘childsplay‘ page from the puzzle: And this is a [...]
Diving the Depths of Communication
This most recent piece, called Diving the Depths of Communication, is a collage done on Strathmore 500 bristol board, using maps and engraved illustrations from old discarded books. The media used includes liquid acrylic inks, Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, and Pitt artist brush markers. The image is 5″ by 5″ square. This [...]
Breaking the Silence
I just updated the “About” page by adding an artist’s statement. I haven’t shared much in the past about the creative process behind my work – my general thinking being that the work will create its own dialogue. This is an experiment in adjusting that approach – let me know your thoughts. The image above [...]
Transmutation: From Paper to Wood
I have just added a new gallery to the NWD blog – accessible through the navigation tab located at the top of the page. This gallery features some of my work done in 3D – carvings in wood. In addition to creating works on paper, I also find a great deal of creative satisfaction working [...]
Nine of My Heart
This is the companion piece to the previous work posted, Heart is Home. It was created in much the same way: It is a collage done on Strathmore 500 bristol board, using an engraved illustrations from an old anatomy book. I also incorporated a playing card and a scrap of antique marbled paper. The frame [...]
Heart is Home
I recently completed this piece, working outside the Alchemy Notebook for a change. It is a collage done on Strathmore 500 bristol board, using engraved illustrations from old books. The media used includes liquid acrylic inks, Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, and metallic acrylic inks. The image is 5″ by 5″ square. This [...]
Putrefactio: The Crow and Skull
The fifth stage of the alchemical process is Putrefactio. It signifies the end of the blackening process where the imperfections of the material are removed by fire. The crow and the skull are symbols of death, but similar to the death card in a tarot deck, in alchemy these are primarily interpreted as symbols of [...]
Projectio: The Phoenix
I have started making a small deck of cards – one for each of the (more or less – depending on the source) twelve stages of the alchemical process. I started at the finish for some reason – with the last stage: Projectio. Projection is the moment when the base metal, after the long and [...]
Alchemy Notebook: Serpent
This is the most recent image in the Alchemy Notebook Project, created in my Moleskine pocket sketchbook. I used liquid acrylic inks, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils, and metallic acrylic paints. The page measures 3.5 by 5.5 inches. It was created as a symbolic portrait of someone very close to my heart.
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