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Wheels with 8 spokes and a hubcap adorned with an 8-point star, symbolizing Buddhist teachings (dharma) on samsara (the perpetual worldly cycle of life, death, and rebirth) and the Noble Eight-fold Path, are linked to 8-petaled rosettes set atop Greek crosses, symbolizing rebirth and renewal. The number of complete dharma wheels depicted in the design is 12, signifying the chain of causation that produces suffering. Red, orange, and yellow hues associated with marigold flowers, known in India as "herbs of the Sun," imbue this design with positive energies of creativity, happiness, and illumination.

I have long admired the ethos and creativity of British socialist and artist William Morris and the Arts & Craft Movement he inspired. He could look at the natural world thriving around his idyllic Kelmscott Manor and draw nature-themed designs for wallpaper, tapestries, book-page illuminations, tile glazing, and wood carving that realized his vision of "transform[ing] the world with Beauty." I want to contribute Beauty to our world, too, through my nature photography and my explorations of tessellated digital art creation.