Athena, patron goddess of the arts, and protectress of the great city of Athens, where democracy first got its start. One of her worshipers is placing a crown of laurel leaves before her statue, in honor of a prayer which she answered.
This picture first appeared in issue# 28 of the "The Mythic Circle" published in 2006.
Butterfiles are the returning souls of the innocent.
One by one they alight upon sweet demure flowers
Which open up to receive them
With a gentle songspray
Of purest incense.
In this we see ourselves after death Reattached to the awakening universe

This started out as a simple drawing of a human figure, then turned into this mideastern prophet.
Was it an accident, or was a stronger force guiding my hand?

Some lady asked me to design a tattoo for her a long time ago. She wanted a crystal skull, with a dagger going through it, with a scarf tied to the dagger.
This is what I came up with.
I did this a long time ago, while I was still in high school. It's supposed to be a mountain in the desert, in the shape of a skull.
A Goddess is resting in the clouds. Though she is asleep, she still sees everything that goes on within the sphere of her influence.
This is just a small portion, of a larger picture that I did many years ago.