XimonDunedain

I am a divinatory artist. What do I mean by that? I create art informed by divinatory methods such as tarot reading, casting runes, scrying, timing creations with lunar cycles and astrological alignments, oneiromancy (dream divination), and channeling.  I create photo manipulations and photo collages from my own photos of the natural world to reflect the astrology of each day, and draw or paint symbolist art based on the charts of my clients and Patreon patrons, as well as my own personal divinations.

Since there isn’t much call for mysticism in the mundane world, I’ve done lots of things over the years to earn a living, including having been a co-founder of and the Creative Director/Logistician for the TempleCon retro-futurist gaming convention and the co-owner of The Temple Games.  I've created art in all sorts of media, including dance and performance art, fashion design, installation art, digital art, and traditional illustration.  

I am currently a professional astrologer and Tarot reader living in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and lately I've been doing mostly drawings that I relate to the current astrological transits. I include information about these via YouTube videos that I post in my journal posts here on deviantART, and I write about astrology in more depth on Patreon.  I also love drawing ACEOs (2.5" x 3.5" art cards) and floral photography as well as photo manipulation of my own photos of flowers and the natural world.

Current Residence:  Camano Island, Washington state, United States

Favorite genre of music: Goth/Post-Punk/Synthwave/Darkwave/Psytrance/World/Metal/Industrial

Favorite photographers: Man Ray, Imogene Cunningham, Ansel Adams, Robert Mappelthorpe

Favorite style of art: Art Nouveau/Art Deco/Symbolist/19th century illustration

Shell of choice: conch, scorpion, nautilus, crab, moon snail

Wallpaper of choice: trees, ivy, green things in general

Skin of choice: electric, silk, rose petals, windblown, rain-soaked

Favorite cartoon character: Morticia Adams (a la the seventies-era animated show)

Personal Quote: Our dreams are the truth that will not allow us to swallow the lie.