Art fuses intellect and sacredness in a singlebrush stroke, and in a single intention of standing in union with nature and cosmic rhythms. As an artist I feel compelled by an inner calling of spirit and character to examine both self and society, to name my lens of perception, my truths, my sensibilities, my utter awe of beauty and goodness, my outcries against injustice and evil, with a heart set to amplify what heals and what harms the struggles and delights of the soul, and give voice to the universal mysteries of spiritual elegance. My paintings speak to the union of like and unalike elements dancing with an awakened, unblinking vision of being in cosmic glee with oneness. I ofttimes work in thematic series that swell from deeply felt realities. In 2005, I met Rassouli, (Fusionart international founder, spiritual surrealist, and scholar), whose clarity and joyfulness, determination and luminous capacity