For The Orbit of Our Spirits, each of the ten drawings reflect upon moments in one's life where we are in the midst of spiritually searching and arriving. My own meditative journey becomes revealed as I draw, resetting and leaving myself in a vulnerable state open to unknown destinations.

As I move through my own spiritual journey, I often return to reflect upon how we all approach meaning, search for answers, and interact with life altering moments. The titles of these pieces are meant to tie back to the title of the exhibition while leading you to the edge of the intention of the work.

If I can truly see what is there, what is revealed, I can live a meaningful life. These meditations build upon each other, learned last lessons from my own body and inner experience become a well tuned self-awareness. Watching and waiting, I am at the mercy of the rhythms of my surroundings. Following my impulses, creativity becomes what I then am. From all different religious and spiritual backgrounds, we 'orbit' the same themes- from inward reflection to outward expansion. I intend to tie us through our commonalities.

Photograph by Philip Maisel. Courtesy of Sarah Shepard Gallery

(From Left)

Cloak of Adoration | Sacred Devotion | Release of Oneself to the Divine 30” x 22.5”

Period of Being Moved | Realm of Astonishment + Disbelief 18” x 14”

Liminal Plane | Bewilderment | Between Two Worlds of the Perceivable and Unperceivable 22.5” x 22.5”

Fadeproof Ink on Archival Cotton Rag

Photograph by Philip Maisel. Courtesy of Sarah Shepard Gallery

(From Left)

Resonance | Reflection 30” x 22.5”

Purity | Meditation | Cleansing | Tune Out | Simplicity 30.4” x 44”

Fadeproof Ink on Archival Cotton Rag

Photograph by Philip Maisel. Courtesy of Sarah Shepard Gallery

Breakthrough | Visceral Impression 30.4” x 44”

Fadeproof Ink on Archival Cotton Rag

Photograph by Philip Maisel. Courtesy of Sarah Shepard Gallery

Soul Searching | Inward Journey | Introspection 18” x 14”

Fadeproof Ink on Archival Cotton Rag

Photograph by Philip Maisel. Courtesy of Sarah Shepard Gallery

(From Left)

Bliss | Ecstasy | Relaxed Excitement 22.5” x 22.5”

Contemplation | Softly Holding a Question for the Universe 30.4” x 44”

Fadeproof Ink on Archival Cotton Rag.

Photograph by Philip Maisel. Courtesy of Sarah Shepard Gallery

Lucidity | Clarity in the Present 38” x 48”

Fadeproof Ink on Archival Cotton Rag

Photograph by Philip Maisel. Courtesy of Sarah Shephard Gallery