Transcriptions #7: Om Tare Tuttare
Transcriptions #7: Om Tare Tuttare
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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12” x 12” x ¾”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu is a Sanskrit mantra. It acts as a reminder: to be aware of how interconnected we all are to one another and to all living beings. The message: we are all one and our actions impact the world.
The translation of the prayer is simple yet powerful:
"May all beings be happy.
May all my thoughts, words
and actions contribute in
some way to the happiness
of all beings."
The attached canvas cloth is cut to create an open window revealing the handmade book. The background canvas is textured and painted on the sides as well. The painting 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.