Finally got a new comp and I'm having a lot of fun! I have created 4 new images. This is one I am particularly excited about. If you are familiar with the 7 major chakras, I hope you will enjoy this image. If not, the chakras are "focused energetic life forces." They are commonly studied in massage, meditation, martial arts, etc. Each one is represented by a different color. The chakra points are represented by the different colored stars. The standing figure represents the mentor, or what the kneeling person aspires to be. The blue color of the "mentor" represents the reaching of a higher spiritual plane, and the green of the "apprentice" represents growth. The color of the butterfly that greets the apprentice is blue to represent what she aspires to be. The tree in the background is respresentational of the tree of life, another basic teaching of mysticism. Pictures were taken with a polaroid SX-70 camera and combined/colors altered on the comp. The "stars" were added and are the only non-photographic elements in the piece. I look forward to hearing from you! Enjoy :-)
Thank you,
Mel
P.S. I'm liking this new forum :-)