Unasked Questions & Unexpected Answers: How does the phoenix train?

In this piece, I've captured the essence of rebirth and the cyclic nature of existence through a phoenix-inspired motif. The fluid ink strokes embody transformation, as the fiery hues leap off the page, symbolizing strength and resilience. This artwork isn't just a visual experience; it's an emotional journey meant to ignite the imagination and inspire a sense of perpetual renewal. It will add an intense, thought-provoking ambiance to any space it inhabits.

"Even the phoenix is ​​afraid of fire for the first time. Even though he knows - by birthright - what he will be reborn. But he has not checked it yet, so it's scary.

At first you resist fire because you are afraid - it hurts. Again and again, it hurts you, and then you finally learn why it does: you tried to start a fire from the outside, with matches. This fire is foreign, alien, this is not your internal fire.

You flare up from within. You burn the burns you got on the outside. You are tired, the fire goes out. You rest and try to light it up again - it goes out quickly.

You figure out that the fire alone is not enough, and you discover air. You blow on the flame - too much, the nest is burned to charcoal. It upsets you - the fire goes out.

You learn to regulate the flow of air. You learn to regulate the direction of the flashes. You learn to shape your flame as a pillar, a sphere, a spiral, various geometric figures, and complicated dynamic landscapes. At first you learn to create each shape separately, then you start switching from one to another, and then you learn how to create several layers at the same time. Finally, you become the fire yourself.

You decide that it’s time to get things done and burn everything that has become obsolete, everything that suffers in its death throes and hurts. But you already did. You burned it while training."