Artist's interpretation of the 9 of spades poker card as nine birds flying free in a swirling world that, ultimately, leads to the light. The symbology of number nine involves completion, enlightenment and wisdom. Nine is the number of gestation and the last of the cardinal numbers. It is also the number for heaven. Printed by the artist at the Centro Para El Grabado Y Las Artes Del Libro, Carnegie Library Building, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.