Hippocampus was a sea monster in Greek mythology; it is also the part of the brain that deals with memory. This is another in my series of shamanistic talisman , a tribal style design offering protection from unseen forces beyond normal experience. My work is done free-hand, no drafting tools are used. This "natural" approach is toward symmetry without being totally symmetrical. The "PJ Gorman" watermark is only on the digital image, not the original painting.