Connection

Today's post is an image from my NatureYoga Collection. The following is the project statement:

The Sanskrit noun योग yoga is derived from the root yuj (युज्), "to attach, join, harness, yoke."

Making pictures is my spiritual, mental, and emotional practice. It is how I strive to understand myself, the world, and those in it.

It is simultaneously an interrogation, a communication, and an interaction.
Metaphors, analogy, and symbology are the building blocks of my art language. Nature is a canvas I draw from and onto frequently.

In this photograph, I am reflecting upon connection, unity, oneness, or whichever word (symbol) you would like to use for it. In the image, one vine encompasses the other. But, that is only true from one precise location or point of view; step to the right or left only a couple of inches, and then unity goes unseen.

So, for me, this image is about unity, but it is more about how crucial it is to seek and maintain a desire for union; it is there, just not always seen. Nature is always an excellent place to practice this. By definition, it follows the rules unspoiled by human intervention.