Artist/Teacher: Beth Forer
Teachers: Pam Gamble
                Anthony Yacobellis
                Eileen D'Alessio

Special thanks to Eileen D'Alessio                                                                                              1 | 2 | 3 |

"He is leaning on blue rocks. He holds decorations, a pot for water, and candy. He has tattoos on his arms and ears. He is wearing a crown with a big diamond on top, and on his feet are little shoes."

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      "He's leaning over because he's doing a belly       dance. He is holding candy, a ball, a present, and       his pet hamster. The little kitty next to him is also       his pet."

      
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Ganesha

Ganesha
India, Uttar Pradesh; 8th century
Sandstone
1979.13

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This ten-armed Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati, is worshipped as the god of good luck and the remover of obstacles. Six of his ten hands perform gestures commonly used in dance. The other four hold a rosary, a snake, a bowl of sweets, and a broken tusk. According to one legend, Ganesha detached the tusk to use as a pen when he acted as scribe for an Indian sage who was reciting the Hindu epic story, the Mahabharata.

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