About the Author

V.J. has earned an English Honors & Masters in Philosophy from Saor Ollscoil na hEireann Dublin. and is currently completing a PhD research in Physics and Metaphysics. He has never had any formal training in art, but has been sketching since the age of 4. A very strong urge to create spiritually meaningful sketches arose in V.J. While nursing his father who was suffering from an advanced illness. This urge lasted for 7 weeks, during which period he made about 400 sketches, and stopped suddenly once his father passed away. Despite being surrounded by sadness they appear to be of a positive nature. Now, this urge to draw comes often - especially when he visits a place of worship and believes he is a spiritualist and not merely religious. V. J. states that the images start appearing in his imagination defined with lines or thoughts. This lasts for a few days and then disappears again. While this urge lasts, he also gets the feeling that the sketching is happening by itself, and that he is merely a witness to the whole process of drawing. There is an overpowering desire to visually understand what Reality is. V.J. is also the Founder and member of Interfaith Round Table in Ireland and is the recipient of an 'Ambassador of Peace Award' from The Inter Religious Federation for World Peace.