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Stitching Buddhas Annual Stitching Retreat
Earlier this month, I enjoyed another heart-expanding annual retreat with my Stitching Buddas apprentices. Once a year, students in the virtual apprenticeship have the opportunity to gather in person for stitching instruction, meditation, camaraderie, and collaboration. I always learn so much from my students and am repeatedly surprised by how meaningful this work has become ...
Like KCET’s coverage of Online Buddhist Art Apprenticeships
Stitching Buddhas is featured on KCET Artbound in an article by independent Asian Art curator Meher McArthur . KCET is the nation’s largest independent public television station. And Artbound is their special focus on Southern California culture. This article explores the transmission of ancient artistic tradition through modern technology. Read it and enjoy and then, ...
Stitching Buddhas in Spirituality & Health?
If you missed the print edition while it was on the newsstands, you can download a pdf here now. Meditation with Needle and Thread… How a California girl became a master of the rare Tibetan practice of sewing sacred textiles… Read on… Purchase Artwork | Commission Your Own | Print ...
A Reminder to Rise
To celebrate the full bloom of spring (here in the northern hemisphere), I’ve picked a flower for you. It’s not just any flower, but the richly symbolic lotus flower. In Indian tradition, the Lotus is a fount of creation, source of possibilities. In Buddhist art, enlightened beings sit or stand on lotuses. When a foot ...
To Benefit Sentient Beings Suffering in Japan
From the newsletter of the Drikung Dzogchen Community in Vermont H.E. Garchen Rinpoche made the following statement about the tragedy in Japan: I am deeply sad to hear about the earthquake disaster in Japan, and also in New Zealand, Tibet, and other places last year. Although many beings have lost their lives, their minds really ...
