Ah, but you add both the vision and the technical ability to see an icon in it and to create something that's really special. My eye's getting better at seeing things, and I know I could acquire the know-how eventually, but that real vision is beyond me. I whole-heartedly applaud it in you and others.

That reminds me of a quote about humility; I think by C.S. Lewis, possibly in Screwtape, but I can't swear to it. To badly paraphrase: "True humility is to admire and praise a great work you yourself created just as much as if someone else had done it instead." That's really helped me put into perspective stuff I've been praised for. :) (End digression.)

It's fascinating to learn how your icon-creation process works. I think Mystery turned out really well and really its own creation. The overall effect is appropriately mysterious, while the caption softens what could easily be too ominous and makes it more introspective. I like it very much.