108 Bead Mala Necklace with Storage Bag - Oolitic jasper, poppy jasper, angelite, smokey quartz I’ve never seen Shiva represented

I’ve never seen Shiva represented the way I chose to paint him here

and awareness is not containable in any one thing or idea

The color palette was also a bit of an experiment with the dominate blues and hints of magenta

There is also a full scale CANVAS GICLEE PRINT available here

Finally I decided to kill it off completely and randomly started painting over it

108 Bead Mala Necklace with Storage Bag - Oolitic jasper, poppy jasper, angelite, smokey quartz I’ve never seen Shiva representedThese traditional 108 prayer beads, known commonly as a mala, are used for the practice of japa, the act of repeating a mantra 108 times in prayer. They are handmade lovingly, using the traditional mala knot known as brahmagranti. Each mala comes with a protective bag to store it in to protect its energy when not in use. Gems used: Oolitic jasper, poppy jasper, angelite, smokey quartz Cord and tassel material: cotton