January 2012 Envisions
Lotus Furniture: Coming Together!!
Today I visited the wood shop of master artist Christopher Quist Kautz to check on progress of our new, yoga-inspired line of furnishings called "Lotus Furniture". Our first pieces serve as both altars for yoga practice and storage pieces for mats, blocks and straps. Christopher's work is flawless: he embraces Japanese techniques, uses domestic hardwoods and environmentally...
Week 3 Yoga Studio: decorations and the search for the perfect buddha
In the process of designing the home yoga studio for Margaret Vap, founder of cowgirl yoga and Big Sky Yoga Retreats, we have already selected materials, paint and window treatment. We are now at the point where we must consider wall decorations. In a yoga studio, we want to keep the environment as simple as possible as not to create distractions for yoga practice. However, a few...
