Readings | IV The Emperor

IV The Emperor Authority, regulation, direction, structure Upright:  Leader. Creator. Exercising potential.  Discovering limits and moving past them. Directing the flow of opportunity. Communicating clearly. Being in control of your talents and learning to aid others to see your vision. Tempering anger with wisdom and experience.   Make Haste to Live: An Afterword (1996) This art collection is a celebration of Ray Bradbury and so having the man himself as the emperor seemed natural.  However, he did not start out as “the man himself.”  As all writers are aware, there is that uncertainty at the very beginning when no stories have yet been published, printed or even viewed by someone else. That boy, the uncertain yet gifted boy, is the right emperor for this showing. I chose to have the poster unzipping to represent the works that are to come after this moment. They are magic tricks of language, the peek behind the curtain of the future.This piece is available for licensing.   "Wh