The second message for Day 13 came at the end of the practice, when we put our feet up for waterfall pose, which is not one of my favorite poses, but it felt like there was a message for me in the pose when I looking up at my toes. When I’m craving rest and stillness, I turn to doing yin or restorative yoga very late at night with the lights off. So it was just my feet, looking like I was stepping on my ceiling, in the dark. My feet had a message for me, and I wasn’t sure how to translate it into words.

I used ink on gouache backgrounds for both. I’ve gotten really into painting backgrounds with gouache during this challenge. I’m not sure if I got more comfortable painting with gouache, but it is super soothing and relaxing to just paint background colors. Got my inks back out in preparation for Inktober. Haven’t ever finished it but going to give it a try (again) this year.