Works of art can be powerful vehicles for facilitating and celebrating change. Just as funerary arts are often associated with rebirth and renewal, most artistic genres are in a state…
So many of you made such wonderful comments on my latest work, "Beauty," when I posted it on Facebook and on this blog two weeks ago. I'm just putting the…
Last weekend, the Green Tara thangka featured in the documentary film Creating Buddhas: the Making and Meaning of Fabric Thangkas moved to her new home in Escondido. (Yes, I did…
Writing on the textile side of life today. Yesterday, I went out to get some materials to make the quilted borders for my latest project, a deity-less thangka commissioned by…
I have a new project in the works, to expand the conversation here. COMING SOON TO THIS BLOG AT THE INTERSECTION: a series of interviews with artists who work in…
Improper handling also causes great damage to these objects. The thangka form was devised to facilitate easy transportation; nevertheless, rolling and unrolling a painting over the centuries causes damage to…
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