The Phoenix
The mythic Phoenix is a wonderful symbol of self renewal. There is ever only one Phoenix. It leads a singular existence. After living a long life, five hundred years, sustaining itself by eating frankincense and fragrant gums, it builds a funeral pyre and self incinerates. The story of the Phoenix, it's long life, death in cleansing fire and rebirth from the ashes, appears in many cultures. Perhaps because it affirms a circular story of the individual soul’s regeneration. At left is my Rust Print “Phoenix” to be exhibited during the upcoming Vashon Studio Tour. It is 30 x 20 in. and mounted to wood panel. “Let me not wander in a barren dream, But when I am consumed in the fire, Give me new Phoenix wings to fly at my desire.” John Keats