A Bell is a Cup Until It is Struck

musings while creating “the symbol series”

• Cultural norms inform how an object is perceived. As well our personal experiences and the manner in which content is delivered informs our interpretation of meaning. 
•  The ceiling fan in my grandfather’s workshop was made from a lawn mower blade.
• “A word or an image is symbolic when it implies something more than its obvious and immediate meaning. It has a “wider ‘unconscious’ aspect that is never precisely defined or fully explained.” — Carl Jung
• Meaning has many intersecting layers.
• Symbols form the foundation for language and language is used to explain meaning. The success of communication depends upon delivering the intended level of precision for the language being used.
• Literal description suggests absolute truth, but true meaning is often subject to interpretation.
• “Figures lie when liars figure.” — Professional colleague and mentor  
• News ceases to be fact when it tells you what to think.