Lotus Flower Skateboard

Original Wood Carving

This is an old skateboard of mine that I previously skated. I sanded off the graphic on the bottom and painted and carved this lotus flower design on it instead. Lotus flowers thrive in the mud and I think this is a good metaphor for what I've been going through in life lately. I've been growing new roots in the dark. Everyone always likes to focus on the beautiful flower, but I think it's important to remember the roots and how the flower came to be in the first place. So I gave a good amount of room on the board to the roots. They are equally important and there could be no flower without the roots. Also, the roots grow for a while in the mud before a flower appears. Sometimes in life we have to just keep going when there is no flower in sight. But by continuing to grow towards the light, we eventually begin to blossom.

This artwork is good for anyone going through a tough growth spurt, or someone who wants a reminder to keep going, because it will get better, you will blossom again. Life goes in seasons and the lotus flower reminds us. 

8" x 32"