Headstand

I was thinking about how to connect Monday and Yoga for this post. At some point I thought, hey it’s not Monday. Yesterday was such a whirlwind of homeschool co-op and trial Tae Kwon Do class and housework. Somehow I woke up today thinking it was the start of the week.

So you get a fresh Tuesday yoga painting.

It started with the idea of a girl – as usual – showing strength. Headstands take not just strength, but also balance, and a fair bit of bravery. After I had the girl, it needed something else. I didn’t want the Om just over there by itself all random, so I played with a bit of a mandala around it. The multi-media aspect is two handwritten pages I found in an antique book – I loved the loopy writing and that it was passages from a book and mostly the mystery of never knowing who took the time to copy passages from the book.

I actually really love this piece. I like the way the girl turned out, her hair, her muscles, her obvious strength. But I also really love the Om and mandala, and especially with the super bright colors.

This piece spent a year on display at Greensboro Downtown Yoga. Now I have it back and I was able to take a few photos of it to share it with you. This also allowed me to offer it for sale as prints on the Bee Girl Art Society6 shop.