Transcriptions #17: Om Shanti
Transcriptions #17: Om Shanti
12” x 12” x ¾”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti is a peace mantra. Om is the primordial sound of the universe. Shanti means peace or bliss and is generally repeated three times to represent the whole being... the body, the mind, and the speech.
This is one of several "Peace Paintings" in the Transcriptions Series. We can always use more prayers of peace going out into the world.
A piece of painted canvas cloth becomes a backdrop for the homemade book sewn onto the canvas. The book holds the general meaning behind the words of the mantra.
The stretched canvas is textured and painted and the sides are painted to match the front of the canvas. It is signed and dated on the side.
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12” x 12” x ¾”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha is a Tibetan Buddhist mantra and the focus of this painting. One of the inspirations for the Transcriptions Series was the beauty of the written alphabets of ancient languages. The Sanskrit letters for Om Tare Tuttare are exquisitely beautiful.
A piece of painted canvas cloth becomes a backdrop to the homemade book sewn onto the canvas. The book holds the general meaning behind each of the words of the mantra. In effect, the mantra refers to the three stages of spiritual fulfillment.
The stretched canvas is textured with mulberry bark paper and painted. The sides are painted to match the front of the canvas and it is signed and dated on the side.
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18” x 18” x ¾”
Original mixed media painting on canvas with a simple wooden frame.
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The background is textured and the handmade book is sewn onto the stretched canvas. The sides are painted to match the painting and it is signed and dated on the side of the canvas.