Teaching

I started the Stitching Buddhas® Virtual Apprentice Program ten years ago to teach the art of Tibetan appliqué to people all around the world in their own homes. If you haven’t already signed…

Artistic education in Tibetan culture—whether for painting, sculpture, or textile work—was always delivered through long, full-time, residential apprenticeships. These were on-the-job training programs in which students participated in the creation…

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 is outstretched, a lotus…

When I started teaching the art of Tibetan appliqué, I made it clear to everyone who would listen that I was not a spiritual teacher. “I’m not a lama and…

Have I told you the Stitching Buddhas® origin story, the story of how I started teaching the art of silk thangka through a Virtual Apprentice Program ten years ago? It…