March 7, 2020

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my newest painting “Kausaipak”!! I’ve been working super hard on this one since mid November and sharing every step of the process on my weekly IGtv tutorials. Stoked it is complete! This is a portrait of my good friend and spiritual healer (or “shaman”) @herbert_quinteros , who has been working on me for years, in ceremonies we’ve shared around the world.

He is an amazing musician too (find him on Spotify, SoundCloud, etc.) so this image will be used for his newest album “Nativo”, which will be released in a few months. The painting is called “Kausaipak” because that is the word Herbert says when he gives me my medicine cup (in this case, the 2nd one). It means “Por la Vida” in Spanish or “For Life” in English.

This is why we work so hard at our shamanic purges, to be able to live more fully! I am so happy to be able to express my love and gratitude for my good friend and to finally be part of a musical offering of his. As per usual, this photo fails to show you the true colour, vibrancy and energy injected into the painting, in the same way the painting fails to show the true visions and feelings I have in my ayahuasca activations. But I gave it my all and I am happy with this new offering to my visual community. Sorry, I won’t be offering prints or products of this piece till after Herbert launches his record, so thanks for your patience and I hope this small pic can do till then. There is a video of it on my TikTok too. Blessings!

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November 18, 2020

I spent the first couple of months of 2020 at my parents land in Peru, painting this activated portrait of my healer @herbert_quinteros . It was an intense and focused birthing process and it was finished a week before the Corona situation hit the Americas.

I’m happy I created this before that because I don’t think I would of been in the vibe for it once the Rona hit. This canvas now sits by my bedside cheering on my process. And next week I get to hang out with Herbert in person at his Center @katari.ayahuasca.center , in the jungle. There I will be doing a “dieta” personal retreat, before I do my public “Art n Medicine” retreat.

A good soul shower is needed to purify out any energetical toxins of this year. Exited for the activations into the next level of vibration!!

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