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People come to me for KaMissions for a variety of reasons...
Have you charted your own spiritual path by learning and integrating the wisdom of multiple traditions? Perhaps you need a “physical“ representation of your unique relationship with the divine...
Do you have something that you want to celebrate? Perhaps you’re experiencing a major rite of passage, like getting married, becoming ordained, or graduating from your masters degree program...
Are you going through a major initiation in your (spiritual) life? Perhaps you just had a massive awakening in a ceremony that you want to anchor and integrate...
Are you working with a deep prayer for manifesting something in your life, family, or business? Perhaps you are calling in your life partner, a child, or a new career...
Do you have a business or organization where it is essential that you create a healing space for your clients, customers, and community? Perhaps you have a psychology practice, a retreat center, a festival or dance space, an elixir bar, or a yoga studio...
Do you have a home or meditation space that feels like a temple for you to remember who you truly are and connect with the Divine? Perhaps you need art that anchors in specific intentions for your sacred space...
Have you gone through an intense life event or transition and you need additional support in navigating your emotional process? Perhaps you lost a loved one or got divorced...
Have you had a major health crisis? Perhaps you are in the middle of it and need reminding of your improvement daily, or you have come through it and want to celebrate the massive victory in your healing journey...
Are you an avid collector of visionary art and want to add an Ishka Lha original to your collection? Perhaps you want one that has a little extra personal significance for you than the works she currently has available...
If you strongly resonate with any of the above queries, it would be my honor to work with you. Please contact me with your idea here.
Why do you call them "KaMissions?"
“Ka”, meaning “spirit” or “life force”, is an ancient Egyptian word for the invisible ineffable power that sparks and animates all of existence; and it is my sincere intention—my “Mission”—to bring the riches of those miraculous forces into visual form for you to physically engage with. Hence, the spelling I use for KaMission was formed, in order to bring about the spirit of this special work. The KaMission journey provides a pivotal opportunity for you to Explore, Manifest, Integrate, or Celebrate that which you hold most dear.
What is the Kamission journey like?
KaMission work is some of the most rewarding work I’ve ever done, and I am always amazed at what unfolds. I often think of my KaMission relationships as a kind of divine romance in many ways. We get to engage in a beautiful dance, one in which there are plenty of sparks of inspiration, trust, risk, and flow; and the art, in turn, becomes a magical reflection of that dance.
These days, my KaMission work and the development of my personal body of work feel like one and the same-- I don't enjoy one more than the other because I hold the same intention for all of it: to create lasting beauty. The people who hire me really appreciate my style of painting, they recognize what I stand for, and wish for me to channel their ideas in the same way I channel my own, which is to create physical representations of very curious, magical, and mystical realms of experience.
I'm often given a concept to just run with, which is how I typically work best. After our initial consultations, many of my clients enjoy letting the magic unfold into one big beautiful surprise, with maybe some small reveals along the way to build anticipation and excitement. If someone wants more regular check-ins, we can develop a path that works for both of us which allows for more input from you while still allowing for my artistic vision to carry the overall project through (this path is usually at an additional charge).
The KaMission process can be a fairly revealing and intimate one because I’m not just doing a pretty still life or abstract piece to match your living room color palette—I’m giving your personal prayers, universal revelations, and otherworldly experiences life on canvas, which is best carried out in our design conversations through some deep self inquiry, good intuition, and a big dose of surrender to the whims and mystery of the imaginal realms. The whole process is really quite a special experience, and I invariably develop some delightful friendships with the people I work with. In the end, a beautiful piece emerges with which you feel a deeply significant spiritual connection, and will cherish your whole life through.
It is my honor and extreme pleasure to channel the intangible,
the seemingly ineffable, into visual form for you and all the world.
Creating meaningful art takes a lot of courage, kindness, and patience. The ultimate creative act is born through a willingness to grow, make mistakes, learn—let go. In my own practice, painting is a lifelong lesson in getting out of my own way—to let the art create itself through my hands, and simply allow what wants to come through. One might call this channeling. Without getting caught up in vocabulary, I would very much agree that when it comes to creating art medicine, I am absolutely acting as a vessel for the divine, and I am in complete service to the highest good in all. I am always asking the painting questions, always listening. The painting is, in essence, bigger than you or I—it is a message from Spirit. To that end, I point my brush toward the inexplicable knowing, and give life's mystery some form in a way that hopefully "remains translucent, so that it may not block out the very light it is trying to convey." (Joseph Campbell)
How much does a KaMission cost?
I can do KaMissions of a variety of sizes and prices—it mostly depends on your project desires, your budget, and if we would be a good match for working together. I recommend sending me a message here to share your ideas and budget, and then we can see what's possible.
For those of you who are interested in KaMissioning a painting, I invite you to really feel into what this journey would mean for you. This kind of endeavor, in many ways, is like deciding to have kids, or fall in love-- it can't be rationalized. It feels more like destiny. A KaMission that calls to you can have an incredibly enriching impact on your life, one that is beyond measure, and
way beyond concepts of "money" and "practical function". If you can comfortably set money aside to invest in yourself and the world in this way, then you are ready to take the leap. I've noticed that once someone has decided that they need this kind of painting in their life, there is seemingly little to stand in the way of the *vision* coming through. It's something that feels incredibly poignant, it calls to you, it feels like something big. It's going to happen, one way or another.
In terms of a making a good financial investment, the value of my original art has more than doubled since 2010. Most of my collectors wouldn't even dream of re-selling their painting because they have such a deep emotional connection to the work, but if the desire should ever arise to re-sell, you would receive a nice return on your investment. If ever you were to choose to re-sell your piece, I would be more than happy to work with you to help make that happen. In all these years, I have never received such a request, but if I did, I’d be happy to help. There’s usually no faster way to sell an original work of art than through the artist who created it. I have a solid list of collectors who receive first right of refusal for any original I put out on the market.
The time and money spent on this commission was truly one of the best investments I’ve ever made." - J.S.
I contacted my favorite artist, Ishka Lha, to see if she might be willing to bring a series of interrelated visions I had to life by painting some of the elements for me. I knew it was important to make the life changing visions and the medicine they contained more potent and real by painting them somehow, but I am no artist. I shared the visions with Ishka. She immediately saw what they were about and the importance in painting it. I’m truly honored that she accepted the commission. The collaboration was perfect. It involved much more than I had ever imagined. She spent months researching and talking with me about specific details of the visions and the feelings and context behind them before even starting to paint. The actual painting on canvas took exactly one year to complete. Once the work started, I didn’t have a whole lot of input. I knew I could trust this talented and pure hearted artist. The resulting painting is a masterpiece! It is quite literally a dream come true. I’m forever grateful, and happy to know that I and many others will continue to receive darshan from the beautiful and trans-portative work of art in the years ahead. The time and money spent on this was truly one of the best investments I’ve ever made. I recommend Ishka Lha highly and without reservation."
- Jeff Miller, Sebastopol, CA
I have had such a lovely time collaborating with Ishka Lha on this piece I commissioned her to create for my family. I initially approached her with only a loose idea and artifact. Based around conversation we had about what was important to me, she was able to give form to the amorphous pieces in my mind. One of my favorite things about working with Ishka is how, from our first conversations, she drew in and connected symbols and meanings by doing research on each of the components I wanted to explore. Working with someone who consciously taps into the questions and the layers of meaning is so important for creating something with true gravity and embedded intention. I knew in reaching out to commission this piece from her that she would be able to listen and reflect exactly what wanted to come through. I couldn't be more pleased with the resulting piece!"
- Ky Takikawa, Santa Barbara, CA
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