This painting is a pair to "Matter Unfolding," adjacent in this gallery. While we can consider both works as literal depictions of matter being born (unfolding) we can also consider these two paintings as a metaphoric picturing of the dynamic, interrelated essence of our world, our Universe.

A new idea that is part of our world's next story is this: the Universe is alive.

This work is part of a new series that explores ideas connected to the next story of the world. The visual language is a perfect vehicle for making new ideas visible, understandable. Here are a few aspects of the new story coming into focus:

New energy and new matter are always being born. Infinite energy is available from literally nothing. Abundance is built into physics. There is nothing that is not sacred. Spirit and matter are not separate. Modern society simply does not recognize many aspects of the world, assigning what is not understood to a separate realm called spirit. This separation is artificial. Nature is part of us and we are part of nature.

The work was created with oil paint, mica, Venetian plaster on a 12k gold ground on Yupo, mounted on a panel.