Zafu Lotus

A zafu is a meditation cushion.  Spend a few minutes of sitting quietly and grounding yourself, bringing your mind gently to the present and acknowledging, then dismissing, all the chaos of your head.  These few minutes have great benefits: for your health, your family, your sense of well-being and happiness.

I just finished painting a lotus on this zafu, in copper and gold.  The lotus is a symbol of purity and beauty that is grounded in reality...the lotus flower is rooted in mud.  I'm loving how this painting turned out. The next step is painting the zabuton, a large rectangular pillow on which the zafu sits.  Then you sit on the zafu, resting your folded legs on the zabuton.

Desert Dragon

Here is the painting that has been wriggling around in my head for a long time...I tried it earlier this week and you wouldn't believe how wrong it came out!  That first try went in the trash, and taught me to be more deliberate and disciplined, and not so discouraged by setbacks. I am pretty pleased with the result of my second effort.  I think I feel a new series coming on...

Desert Dragon.  Watercolor, pencil, colored pencil, and acrylic. 8.5" x 22.5".  $150.

I'm so proud to offer the following greeting cards for sale.  You've already seen versions of the baby and the dragon, so those will be familiar. The seal is new: I love seals and their sausagey contentment.  This one smiles into the sun in a way that I hope will make any recipient smile, too.  Each card is $4, and hand-printed. If you buy 6 at once for $15, you get a big discount.  I can print to order, too, if you want a different color.

 The seal card is 4.375" by 5.75"; ivory, and blank inside. Envelopes included, of course.

The dragon card is 5" x 6.5"; ivory, and blank inside.  A pack of six includes 2 dragons of this color, 2 navy blue dragons, and 2 turquoise dragons.  Some of the prints came out more faded, or antique-looking, than others. My husband liked the faded ones best, so I'm offering both---specify which you prefer! Envelopes included.

This card is actually white with purple ink; not sure what happened with the photo! And the image is straighter than it appears in the photo, I didn't want to tape the card down to make it lie flat.  Sigh.  Anyway, this card is also 5" x 6.5", blank inside. I can custom print them in any color. Envelopes included.