1. FOREVER GROWING is the title for my oil on canvas 3ft x 7ft. This painting represents a metaphor of
what the Nautilus Shell represents about my vision as an Art Therapist. The metaphor of the Nautilus
Shell is a symbol of growth that derives from Sacred Geometry, the basic building blocks of our Universe,
the dynamic relationship of ourselves to Nature/Others. Which explains the physical and energy patterns
that create and unify all things and reveals the way the Universe of Creation organizes itself . Nautilus
means "Sailor" in Greek. Spirals in Nature tend to follow the Golden Ratio (Phi) or the Fibonacci Sequence
in their rates of expansion in essence creating a relationship between progression of growth and
proportion, again this is how I envision the journey for both the Therapist and the Client in the Profession
of Art Therapy.
A Poem By Oliver Wendall Holmes
The Metaphorical Significance Of The Chambered Nautilus
Build thee more stately mansions
O my soul...
Let each new temple,
Noblerthan the last,
Shut thee from heaven,
With a dome more vast,
Till thou at length art free,
Leaving thine outgrown shell
By Life's unresting Sea.