Logo Developed by Hand

The Eye of Providence embodies the omnipresent nature of human consciousness.  The mind's eye, through the lens of creativity, can perceive with boundless imaginative power.
I was compelled by the symbolic power of this image when I first visited the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, founded by Alex Grey. 

I began by drawing the letters of my name in a sans-serif, geometric font. I joined Z and N side by side to form a triangle, and eventually placed a lower case e snug inside of it.  After sketching this crudely (pictured below), I designed the logo in Adobe Illustrator.  For the purpose of presenting it to you, I painted it here in acrylic on paper. 






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