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Symbolic Self Portrait This was a school assignment. We were told to make a portrait of ourselves without using a picture of ourselves. It was done in Adobe Photoshop. I scanned in pictures of quartz crystals and colored each one and placed them around the lake.

It is all symbolism. It shows both my dark and light sides as well as the dark and light in the world. The two pillars symbolize the balance of the two. The eclipse of the sun is a symbol of the increasing darkness in the world. The crumbling stair paths are the crumbling that is occurring in our world and society. Cats symbolize sensitivity. I also love cats. The big cat is a ghost cat. The crystals are emanations and energies. The water is the emotions. The otter is my playful side. The figure is a Jedi but also a bit of a Sith. The lightning is the lightning of Palpatine. Duality is the main theme.