July 6, 2008 "Life Twice" After watching disc 5 of _The Great Artists_, featuring Vermeer, Turner and Van Gogh, I felt inspired to draw. I decided on a self portrait. I plopped the mirror before me and smiled to see the scene behind it of the Coptic ankh. I remembered ANKH, the Egyptian word for "life" is also their word for "mirror". The artisans often made word pun of this, making mirrors ankh shaped. For instance, a gilded mirror shaped thusly was found in Tutankhamun's tomb. Similar type mirrors can be had today:

...Coptic ankh at Met Museum...

So I included it in the drawing. Another serendipity is part of the journal title, 'Life Twice', shows in the upper left. So that became the picture title!