sandm

Guess, there is no furhter explanation necessary, end is March 5th.

jaybuddy

I don't get it? So if i drew a swan the symbol meaning will be love?

sandm

It depends on YOUR interpretation, this is part of the challenge. Example: You draw a pig, it is used as symbol for luck. Therefore you shall comment it. If your swan is a symbol for love, then do it and make a comment. But a swan could be a symbol for other meanings too, for instance a black swan.. not to mention a dying swan.

clorophilla

Mercurius (Hermes), symbol of connection:
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=162227

cathyallheart

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=162276 a wish

clorophilla

the sign of the Goddess
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=162283

sandm

Owl, symbol of wisdom
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=147817

Remark: When I gave this pic the title"queen of the night" I never thought on the opera of Mozart and I didnt know about this role in detail. (bc Ive been in the opera 2 or 3 times in my life - so its not my fav. music)

Ive drawn the owl, because it is a symbol of wisdom, and therefore it has to get its place here. I am collecting owls - but only by chance, not a hobby.

sandm

Meanwhile Ive seen here lots of owls. I think it would be nice to open a special challenge/galery "owl"- similar to "roses". I guess "birds" is already defined, but Im not sure. Obviously I had the same idea, because today I remembered my old picture for the symbol-challege and then I thought about the various "titles" to find a picture. (All hearts of the love galery are symbols too)

There are so many great pictures here in TD. It would be a nice idea to make a multiple indexed collection. And then I thought, if one is searching for a picture to a specific theme, for instance to illustrate a story etc, etc. TD is a rich source for such purposes. And then I thought ....

clorophilla

sandm, in fact there is a topic "galleries of the forum" I started just for this purpose. I added Roses now, so this topic is put at the top (it was in the second page).
I'm trying to add a new topic every month or so, trying to mantain the list up in the index of community forum. Next month we could create the owl gallery and add the link to the "galleries" topic!
http://www.thinkdraw.com/forumPosts.php?topicId=1139

sandm

The Black Swan, symbol of the highly improbable
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=162973

sandm

The "key" is a very strong and comprising symbol for entrance, permission, knowledge, mastery. But also for power and might or silence. There are lots of other meanings, depending on cultural background or field of interpretation (psychology, religion, etc.)

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=163214

sandm

Rod of Asclepius, symbol of medicine and healing

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=163278

Normal

The breastplate of Aaron, as described in Ezekiel (I think!)
Symbol of the 12 tribes and the 12 zodiac signs.

http://www.thinkdraw.com/browse.php

Normal

Brain must not be computing tonight! Try again....

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=163326

clorophilla

Just the last-minute-pic for the challenge and for Western showcase!
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=163486

sandm

Today, is the time for closing this challenge. It has been my first one here and will be the last one. The winner is Normal, for the breastplate of Aaron, ex aequo with clorophilla for Mercurius. I give the baton to Normal, because I have not yet seen her in this role, and I would like to pass the other actual challenge "Lent" to clorophilla, to decide at its end. There are no pictures made till now.

Thank you all.

clorophilla

thanks Sandm - two challenge in a whole are a very hard task! Well done Normal, I'm waiting for your idea.
Sandm - you should go to the pic of Normal and leave a commente to let him know he's the winner.
I'm not easy with the idea of inherit a challenge - why don't you wait a while? we have still 10 days left. I'm sorry you had not impact with your challenge since now, it's very interesting but - as I told in the other topic - very very difficult to put it in an image. Anyway, I left a pic now.

When you says "this will be my last chalenge" I hope you don't say it seriously! Not all the challenges success, for many reasons, don't care, hope you will own many other challenges in the future!

Normal

Thank you S&M! What a surprise - glad I looked in this morning.
Sorry I did not contribute more, as symbols have long been a favorite thing. Nearly all my jewellery is either therapeutic gemstones or symbolic.
I now have to think and hope inspiration will strike.
I'll post the next challenge soon. (PS, Cloro - I'm a she.)

clorophilla

A she??? OMG - I thought you was exactly as the old guy in your profile pic...!!!

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sorry for the mistake she-Normal!

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Dear clorophilla, you've set me off giggling ... I have made some wrong assumptions in the past regarding members portraits but never did I imagine this monk-like figure was a self-portrait of Normal. Thanks for the chuckle ...