I'm told, and constantly reminded it seems, that a person's life is experienced as a spiral. Recurring themes and patterns present themselves as one ages, and seemingly the 'next time around' offers fresh perspectives. I can only say, that now, as I create these new pieces, I am humbled by how (seemingly with little need for understanding from my 'apparent' conscious mind) all that I have experienced to this point has been processed internally - and a new vision and understanding begins anew...
