When I wrapped up this drawing… I remembered a National Geographic show that I had watched many years ago about a strange-looking deep sea fish. So, I guess this is my take on the Angler Fish (pretty intense creature):
Confessions from a Former Sugar Addict
There are a few reasons why sugar has resurfaced in my consciousness as something to be very aware of. First of all, I just returned from a trip to Central America. I spent two months in Panama and Costa Rica (read about my time in Panama here). What I noticed immediately was the over-whelming presence … Continue reading
Stewarding Shakti: An antidote to blissed-out yoga
With the recent news of the Anusara community (regarding John Friend), I am moved to write an article that has been stewing inside me for some time. Basically, the bliss-monster of Anusara has erupted into a big mess of sorts. I think it is mainly ethical issues on the part of John Friend and certain … Continue reading
Wheel of Life
2010, North Carolina — Ok, not the best image of my wheel of life (the center is a tree, by the way). It was hard to hold the camera still! This labor of love is the medicine wheel I have come up for my back-pack/yoga trips that I have done a couple of in the … Continue reading
Sloth
2010, North Carolina — As a child, the three and four toed sloths were some of my favorite creatures. I think it was their faces that mystified me, as well as their infinitely slow movements. Their faces seemed charmed with every moment of their inch-by-inch movements. To me, they represent such satisfaction and savoring of … Continue reading
Garuda
2010, North Carolina — While waiting for my laundry to finish in Hot Springs, this image came to me. I actually put this together just days before a Tibetan llama visited Hot Springs, NC (as one of his students lived in that area). In Tibet, Garuda is a mythological creature — a giant eagle of … Continue reading
The Landing
2007, San Francisco — As you’ll see in many of my art images on this blog, one of my favorite ways to create art is through these interrelating shapes or doodles. This is something I put together while in SF — a peacock or bird of some kind landing.
Yoni
2009, North Carolina — As you may or may not know, yoni is the word for vagina in Sanskrit. To me, it has a better ring to it and more fitting then the scientifically dry word, va-gi-na. I drew this image in hopes that it would make it into Susan Weed’s new book, “Down There” … Continue reading
Pastels and Ukraine
1999, Ukraine — I remember putting this pastel drawing together while staying with my host family in Cherkasy, Ukraine (during my Peace Corps service). I turned to drawing more often than I had before because of the language barrier. While I was learning Russian in Ukraine, the early stages were very hard for me — … Continue reading
Pavers Instead of Saviors
what if the fortress walls tumbled down? yes, the real ones and the ones imagined, and what if — instead — they formed foot-paths through the truth of our own, inner primeval forest with barred owl calls calling to us as we place one foot in front of the other taking one step and contemplating … Continue reading
Lindsay Kolasa 