DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION

Night Sky Map

For four of the worst days of my life maybe ever, I was in an indescribable void of grief after we assisted our dog Jack in to celestial paradise. On the 5th day, at 3 a.m., his persistent spirit woke me (so very awake) and led me outside. I felt him there, to my left, sitting somewhere in the grass contently. We sat in the most perfectly cool, still, moonlit night under a stunning display of stars and planets. I felt a profound sense of peace that I’ve never experienced before.

I created this commemoration in Adobe Illustrator, entirely vector, using the Interactive Sky Chart on skyandtelescope.org for precise reference. It includes the exact tree on the real scene. It is a 16 x 20 giclee print on Hahnemühle William Turner cotton paper.