Calypso

Kayla Dacosta is the first Bridgewater State University student to participate in the BSU Bears program. The design is wave-like, the background colors resemble those of a sunset, and the bear’s name was chosen based on the sea-nymph from Homer’s Odyssey.

My inspiration for painting this bear originated from a design I used to intuitively sketch since I was a young girl. The design consists of wave-like shapes that point in all directions which I felt would suit the contours of the bear perfectly. The design is wave-like, the background colors resemble those of a sunset, and the bear's name was chosen based on the sea-nymph from Homer's Odyssey named "Calypso".