Every drawing I make comes with an optional context field at checkout. It is a small box, and many people are unsure what to put in it. Some write a long letter. Some write one word. Some leave it empty and wonder afterwards if they should have said more. This post is a practical guide to writing that context well for each of my three drawing formats. For the basics of what you send and what you receive, my page on what to send for a psychic drawing is the place to start. Here I want to go a little deeper into the wording itself.
Why the context is optional
I can draw without any context at all. When the field is empty, I sit with the order as it is and work from there. So please do not feel you must write something to get a good drawing.
What context does is give my attention a direction. It tells me what question you are carrying, and that helps me notice what is relevant to you rather than drawing in a more general way. Think of it as pointing at the area you want me to look at, not as telling me what to see.
Three principles that apply to every format
Keep it short
A few sentences usually work better than several paragraphs. When context runs long, the important part can get buried. If you find yourself writing a lot, read it back and pick out the one or two lines that matter most. Send those.
Write what you are asking, not what you want to hear
It is natural to hope for a certain result. But if your note describes the outcome you want, it can quietly steer the drawing toward your wish instead of toward what actually arrives. Try to describe the question you are holding, and leave the answer open.
Leave out private details about other people
You do not need to share anyone else's full name, contact details, photographs or personal history. I do not need them to draw, and it is better for everyone's privacy that you leave them out. Your own first name is enough to anchor the drawing to you.
Writing context for a Future Partner Portrait
The Future Partner Portrait asks for your name and, if you like, a short note about your relationship question. Good notes here are usually about where you are, not about who you hope the person is.
Helpful examples of the kind of thing to write:
- That you are single and open to meeting someone, or recently out of a long relationship.
- That you would like a sense of where or how a meeting might come about.
- That you are unsure whether you are ready, and want something to reflect with.
Less helpful is a detailed physical description of your ideal partner, or a request to confirm whether a specific person is the one. The portrait is not made to match someone you already know, and describing a face in advance can pull the drawing toward your picture rather than mine. If you are thinking about a current relationship, say so in a sentence, but keep the question open.
Writing context for a Psychic Drawing of Future Child
Here the question is about family: becoming a parent, or what that possibility means to you personally. You can give me your name and a short family note, and both are optional.
A short family note might mention whether you are hoping to become a parent, already a parent wondering about another child, or simply reflecting on what family means to you at this stage. You can also say if the question feels tender. That helps me hold it with care.
Please do not include medical information. The drawing is a creative spiritual offering for reflection, and it cannot speak to fertility, health or timing in any medical sense. If those are your main concerns, a doctor is the right person to ask. If you want more detail on the format itself, my psychic drawing of future child page explains what I make and what it covers.
Writing context for a Higher Self Drawing
The Higher Self Drawing looks inward, toward your own direction or a change you are moving through. If you like, give me your name and the intention you want held in the artwork; neither is required.
This is the format where the wording of your context matters most, because the intention gives the drawing its shape. A useful intention is specific enough to give direction but open enough to leave room. Some ways to phrase it:
- Name the transition you are in, such as a move, a change of work, the end of a chapter or a new commitment.
- Name a quality you want to grow into, such as steadiness, courage, patience or softness.
- Name a question you keep returning to about your direction, in one sentence.
Try to write it in your own voice rather than borrowing grand language. "I want to trust myself more at work" gives me more to hold than a long string of spiritual phrases. If you are not sure of your intention yet, you can say that too. Uncertainty is a real state, and it can be drawn. The Higher Self Drawing page has more on how this portrait differs from the other two.
When to leave the field blank
Leaving the context empty is a valid choice. Some people prefer it because they want the drawing to arrive without any steering at all. Others simply cannot find the words yet. Both are fine.
If you leave it blank, I still read the order, sit with it, and draw from what comes. The note that goes with the drawing will be based on that. You will not receive a lesser piece of work for having said less.
A quick check before you submit
- Is your own name there, if you want the drawing anchored to you?
- Have you described your question rather than your hoped-for answer?
- Have you left out other people's private details and any medical information?
- Could you cut it down to the two or three lines that matter most?
If you can answer yes to those, your context is ready. For the full list of what each format asks for, return to what to send for a psychic drawing. If the Higher Self format feels right for where you are, you can add the Higher Self Drawing to your basket. It is USD 29 and arrives as a digital image by email within 72 hours.