Star Wars Yoga - Interview with Artist Rob Osborne

If you haven't heard of Rob Osborne you're missing out. If you haven't seen his new-ish Etsy store then you are absolutely unfortunate. Let me help you.

Meet Rob Osborne -
"I'm an artist, a writer, a creative thinker, a runner, a husband, a father, and everything else. I draw cartoons, design things, make things go." - via his blog profile

Whether you know who he is or not - you've probably seen his work around the internet. People like it, so it gets flashed about a fair amount. I came to know of Rob through his Star Wars Yoga series, so I'm showcasing that work today. Visit his Etsy Shop to purchase signed prints for as little as $19 each. Non-yoga work also available.

She must do hot yoga...

"...But I had a burning desire, so I did the only thing I knew to do. I got busy making comics." 

- Rob Osborne

I thought these prints were so interesting that I strong-armed Mr. Osborne into doing a short interview. Yay!

So star wars characters doing yoga - what inspired this series?
I found the notion to mash up these two wildly different concepts, Star Wars and yoga, to be completely absurd and funny. The longer I pondered the concept, the more excited I got.

The Star Wars yoga series started with Boba Yoga. Even the phrase "Boba Yoga" was amusing to me. So it had to happen. When I did my first art print show, people went bananas for the Boba Yoga print. From there, the series took off.


Do you practice yoga? If so, what are your most and least favorite poses?
I started practicing yoga a few years ago. Went to my first class, and have been hooked ever since.
Least favorite pose: Chair. I've spent an inordinate amount of time in chair pose. I don't like it. I don't crave it. I don't want to "move with it". Yet I persist in deepening the pose and experiencing searing pain in my thighs. One of these days, I may just pull up a chair and sit down.
Favorite pose: Crow. The first time I tried it, the pose was impossible for me to do. With a little practice, I can now rock the crow pose. That feels pretty awesome.


What does Rob Osborne, graphic design super-genius, want for christmas?
A new family truckster to haul all of us, dogs included, across country for the holidays! Oh, and whirled peas, of course.

This is not a sponsored post. I was not paid or even asked to talk about this art.