PICTOGRAPHS. Gottleib radically changed his approach to painting while living in Tucson’s desert in 1937-1938. He used universal symbols that transcended time, place, and language to appeal to the level of the unconscious mind and to offer a pathway of release from a trouble-ridden period in history.
 
When I learned of Gottlieb’s pictographs, I felt I had discovered a kindred soul. His imagery, philosophy and style made me realize he was the perfect candidate for my astrological representation of letters using Celestial script.