Flickering Animation at 4 AM

It is 4 in the morning. I have not slept for hours due to the pain. It is pretty strong this night. I take the little hand-held and turn it on. The little screen almost blinds me. Trembling with pain I draw. My stylus slips and catches the yellow color. A short yellow line is made. I love mistakes. I go along with it and it becomes a little tree. Something is growing, I feel, with a lot of pain. The nerves repair themselves and reconnect to the muscles. This is what I think. I can feel the energy going through me like a strong current.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do another one. Electricity moves through the broken nerves and pain scatters all around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The pain intensifies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Still strong 

Then lessens

Intensifies again 

 Still full, but weaker 

Suddenly a woman appears 

Disintegrates 

And appears again, with some dramatic lines between me and her, as if saying: no, Don’t pass.

The pain is about 40 percent strength. I fall asleep.

 

 

I used to be a graphic designer and an illustrator.  I became involved with the Chan Meditation Center and studied meditation and Buddhist knowledge with the late Master Sheng-yen from Taiwan. For twelve years I was in a process of deepening my meditation. I had many more experiences and insights and my life changed. After having illustrated more than 40 children’s books and writing two of them, I left this career too and went to New York University to study art therapy.

You can see more about Giora’s work on his blog and website