Guardian of the Sea, Mother Pearl Christmas California in the 1970s and

California in the 1970s and began practicing and painting at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center

and protector of children

her inspiration for both her Buddhist practice and her art

Ex Large--24" Chest (1" below armhole)/30

-Mayumi Oda

Guardian of the Sea, Mother Pearl Christmas California in the 1970s andPainted In honor of the Ama healthy pearl diver mermaids of Japan. Ama, meaning woman of the sea are amazing Japanese pearl divers. These women specialize in free diving up to 25 meters down into cold water without using oxygen tanks or other breathing equipment. Ama used special techniques to hold their breath for up to 2 minutes at a time; they would gather abalone, seaweed and other shellfish. It was a major theme for me in my work healthy women in