My visual alphabet consists of items I found scattered around the house. Basically I just looked around and drew things in my immediate vicinity. These first three, A, B and C, came from my bedroom. A is for Ashtray, a frequent companion as I tend to chain smoke when I'm up late at night reading or drawing. B is for Buddha who sits on my bookshelf and C is for Cat, a ceramic figurine who hangs out down the shelf from Buddha. These are all very rough, fairly quick sketches because I waited til the last minute to do them. The majority of my alphabet was drawn out of order chronologically but this strip is an exception. I was curious to see if there was any progression from A to B to C but I really can't tell.

I found interesting juxtapositions occurred sometimes between certain objects that ended up next to each other like in this strip of H and K. H is for Heart, which was based on an old tarnished heart pendant with an interesting embossed pattern. And right below it, I drew a few Keys for K. At first I wasn't aware of it but after awhile I realized that keys and a heart go together in a sentimental Valentine's Day kind of way. The phrase "keys to my heart" comes to mind. It's funny the way your subconscious can sneak up on you, almost as if your inner self knows things and drives you to do things before your outer, consciously thinking self can catch up.