A card image for the 'Pathfinders' totem card set.

The 'fire' phoenix is a commonly recognized symbol that, to me, represents external events in life. Destructive forces that lead to re-creation, 'trial by fire'. The shadow or ice phoenix represents a more internalized process in which the events that take place may not seem so catastrophic on the outside, but leave the person drastically changed inside themselves.

India ink and acrylic, 10 x 14"