Dougie goes psycho

In a good sorta way.

Psycho as in psychological.

Thing 32. Make something ephemeral. …create something using a material that will dissipate quickly, like soap bubbles, smoke …

He saw fire and he saw rain, James Taylor did, and in a similar vein I incorporated fire and water.

I began with the ashes of a charcoal tablet (the sort used for burning frankincense, not meats on grills).

To it I added coffee (water passed through grounds).

Then separately on the paper the grounds for texture.

I finished it with more fire from a lighter.

Fire and water combined for an offbeat Rorschach inkblot test.

So whaddya see? It can be viewed this way:

or that:

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