Winter

Oh ALLO!! 

 Sorry for the long winter pause, but I have been very busy with you know... giving birth and taking care of a new born. ;) 

 I wanted to share the last image I did for Studio Espace Mukti before leaving for mat-break. It was meant for their winter season. Which is over by now... right, winter is over soon....please? Is it just me or did this one seemed to drag and drag, almost May and the temps are finally trying to come up a bit. I love Espace Mukti's yoga classes, the pre-natal yoga really helped me feel mobile in the second half of my pregnancy. Until I was put on modified-best-rest but that has nothing to do with the yoga. I actually missed it a lot.  I also took a baby massage class this spring. It was really magical and I'm so glad I have those knowledge now, I highly recommend it. :) 

 Talking about babies... here are some pics of my tiny lady. Baby Estelle Ursa was born on February 11th. She was 7.8lbs and 19" She has been amazing since, the loveliest most easygoing baby I could imagine. Don't get me wrong, taking care of an infant is the hardest thing I've done, ever. But she is usually in a great mood and that helps a lot. 

Already January...

 Well... a new year starts! And what a different one it will be! I don't even want to try and make resolutions.. except maybe, take things one a time? Make sure I do my best at..everything? Ha... I know I want to be a good mother, and a good person, but that is way to broad to be a resolution, right? 

 Anyways, we had a very... special Christmas time. And I got behind in my work a bit. Now it's catch up time and I'll admit, I feel like I am working against a very special clock. ;) 

I hope to be done with work for mid-january. Let's do it!!!! 

In case you had not seen this image, it's Espace Mukti's illustration for the new classes of mother-baby yoga. 

Espace Mukti : Automne 2013

I'm working on Espace Mukti's 2014 winter image right now, and it reminded me that I had not posted this illustration here. I have been taking a class at the studio and I highly recommend it! The ambiance is so cozy and friendly, and the prices are very reasonable. :) 

Espace Mukti - Été

 When writing the previous post about summer, I remembered this illustration I did a couple months ago for Espace Mukti. Karine is one of my favorite clients, it is always so much fun to work with her. (I know I've said that before, but it's true!) Working on this made me crave a beach vacation so bad, since we did not plan our annual trip to Chincoteague, VA this year. Turns out, we did pay a short visit to the Atlantic after all.. ;) 

Even though I did not do any yoga at the beach.. and my boat pose is nowhere near being that tight!

I'm thinking of maybe taking some classes at Espace Mukti this fall. I love doing yoga at home, in the comfort of my pj and privacy. But sometimes attending class is an amazing motivation. 

Espace Mukti - Winter

 Another illu I did for Espace Mukti, and the lovely Karine. Those are always a dream to work on. I love yoga, and I love Karine's view / aesthetic take on it. Funny enough, exalted warrior is one of my favorite yoga poses. I like to hold this for a while after warrior I and II, and it hurts feels so good in your quads and arms. :)

 She mentioned that she loves Solow clothing. True enough, I had a lot of fun picking an outfit to draw from their website. Total envy. I think yoga is an amazing way of fighting winter ruts. This illu really represents the comfort I get out of calm winter sunlight, when inside. Now, I also always look forward to being able to take my mat outside for the first time around April or Mai.. 

Retreat

I love yoga. 

 I've been working with Karine, the owner of the ever so cute yoga studio, Espace Mukti, for about 2 years now. It's always really fun to work with her. She gives me a lot of freedom, while also knowing exactly what she wants. (and knowing how to express it as well - valuable quality for a client.) She usually dictates what position the illustrations need to involve. This one is out-ah of my league-ah, for sure. 

When she asked me for a "back to school / yoga retreat / autumnal" feel, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Adirondacks, baby. 

Now I need to get back to doing yoga on a daily basis...