Medicinal Mushroom Mandala

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, Original Not Available

My favorite piece of art so far to come from my brain. I’m so grateful for this vision and the space to create it. This painting came to life at a time of restoration for me. I painted this piece almost completely live - from Cervantes Masterpiece to ReKinection Festival 2022, to Lost Lake Denver, to The Denver Circus Collective, to The Levitt Pavilion, to Beanstalk Festival 2022 - this piece has brought me so much intense joy, and has been influenced by so many different environments.

Here is a little more about the mushrooms I chose to include:

✨Morel mushrooms are full of antioxidants, and protect your body from free radicals, that cause dis-ease such as heart disease, diabetes, and Parkinson’s. They are also rich in copper, iron, zinc, and manganese!

✨Oyster mushrooms can help regulate blood sugar through inhibiting certain blood sugar-increasing proteins. They are also full of a third of your daily recommended niacin, as well as pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)!

✨Liberty Cap mushrooms can be a powerful medicine for releasing and working through addiction issues, and decreasing depression and anxiety issues.

✨Reishi mushrooms are awesome for stimulating liver function. They can increase focus and lower blood pressure. They can even help memory, and have been used to aid Alzheimer’s patients, and in epilepsy!

✨Turkey tail mushrooms can improve gut bacteria balance, which can help you fight dis-ease. PSK and PSP found in turkey tails has also proven to slow cancer growth and suppress inflammation.