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…
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…
WFMU's Beware of the Blog brought this to my attention: The Newark Museum is celebrating their 100th birthday (from yesterday through Sunday, April 26) with 100 straight hours of free…
Our screening of Creating Buddhas at the Pacific Asia Museum in January accompanied an exhibition of thankas by master artist Pema Namdol Thaye. I was struck by two things Pema…
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