living alter
Client: The Day Spa of Ojai.
Location: Ojai, CA
Date: September 2020
Installation Specs: 4 foot wide medicine wheel and wall chalk art based on existing Chumash art. Intention/Prayer ties (filled with sage) to hang on sacred tree. Four direction prayers painted on logs based upon Chumash directions.
Client Requests:
To be inclusive of all traditions while also honoring her Chumash heritage.
To honor the Chumash as being the original earth stewards of Ojai land.
To create a unique, sacred, educational and eco friendly interactive space for clients and visitors.
Notable Features:
Impermanent chalk art for the wall, prayer ties, and prayers written on wood to the directions, incorporates eco friendly elements. These elements change and evolve over time as nature impacts them.
Over time the prayer/intention ties on the sacred tree grow in number.
Medicine: Intention setting, internal experiences, culture, earth awareness, heritage, customs, beauty, art immersion.Make it stand out.