Breath and Beyond
Breath and Beyond
12” x 12” x 1-1/2”
Original acrylic and canvas cloth painting with thread on canvas
The original goal for Breath and Beyond was to create a thread filled environment in which to paint and then see where that would lead.
I began by sewing lines of stitches in something of a checkerboard pattern, leaving loose threads at the ends of each line. I had already cut five squares into the cloth beforehand.
I kept adding color, then some text, and then more color. The darkness of the background canvas peeks through the openings in the cloth.
The text in the painting is the mantra, So Hum, meaning: "I Am That." It is used in meditation as one focuses on their breath.
The painted cloth became a tapestry OR a tapestry of life. The mantra I chose represents the breath OR breath of life. And the cutouts became windows to the beyond.
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8” x 10” x 1.5”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
So Hum Mantra is one of a small group of Transcription Mini’s. Each piece has a constructed and sewn 6” x 6” canvas cloth painting. The painted square is then stitched onto a textured 8” x 10” gallery wrapped canvas. These Mini’s were inspired by the close-up photos I’ve taken of paintings in the Transcriptions Series.
The focus of this Mini is on the So Hum mantra, which symbolizes our oneness with the Universe, the constant support available to each and every one of us, and our connection to the Infinite Source. We are all connected.
The text is in Sanskrit and the English transliteration. and the canvas is signed and dated on the side.
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20” x 20” x 1.5”
Original acrylic mixed media painting on canvas
Love and Compassion is a mixed media painting in a series of “Text-tures.” I chose to feature Om Mani Padme Hum, a Tibetan mantra, in Sanskrit and the English transliteration. Although the mantra is rich with meaning, I have chosen to highlight its reference to love and compassion, which we could always use more of in our world.
Each of the 15 painted pieces of canvas cloth are sewn onto the background canvas along the top. Much of the text can be found on the thin strips of cloth woven in and out of those hanging squares. And the final element is the small “prayer pocket,” a folded and painted piece of, canvas.
The gallery wrapped canvas is painted on the sides as in the front. The painting is signed and dated on the side.