Transcriptions #20: So Hum Simplicity
Transcriptions #20: So Hum Simplicity
18” x 18” x 1.5”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
So Hum Simplicity is created with a simple design and a focus on a simple yet powerful mantra. This mantra 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. In translation, it means: "I Am That."
The painting is designed so that a line of text on the attached canvas cloth would coincide with the line created where the two background colors come together. I also added a thin strip of text to sit along the color line.
So Hum is repeated as a reference to the silent chant of this mantra.
When used in meditation, “Sooooo…” is said by the mind when inhaling and “Hummmmm” when exhaling.
The addition of the three little books completes the painting with a very simple touch of text... So Hum appears once in the right bottom corner of each.
The sides of the gallery wrapped canvas are painted to match the rest of the painting. The signature and date appear on the side.
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12” x 12” x ¾”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
Om Sarvesham Swastir Bhavatu was inspired by a YouTube video I came across of Tina Turner chanting this Peace Mantra with a group of children. Their interpretation was so beautiful I immediately decided to create a painting featuring the mantra.
The attached book is sewn in place above three canvas cloth panels hanging from a twig. The following words are repeated on two of the hanging strips of canvas cloth (on the right and the left). They represent the mantra's meaning.
"May there be happiness in all
May there be peace in all
May there be completeness in all
May there be success in all"
The center panel displays the text in Sanskrit. Both the Sanskrit and the English transliteration can be found on the open book. The background canvas is textured and painted. The sides are painted to match the rest of the canvas and the signature and date can be found on the side.
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12" x 24” x 1.5”
Original mixed media painting on canvas
Gratitude Library: After spending several years focused on gratitude, (with 2 published Gratitude Habit journals, and The Gratitude Habit blog, and Facebook page) I wanted to make sure that there was a presence of gratitude within the Transcriptions Series. Gratitude is universally embraced by cultures and religions around the world and has been since ancient times. Incorporated within this painting, are words for gratitude in close to 30 languages.
In designing the wide strip of canvas cloth, I wanted to create multiple strands of threads within the cloth rather than just at the sides. To my delight, each strip of cloth folded up at the bottom corners, in unison. The spaces created by the folds, were perfect for inserting the tiny handmade books. Each one displays a translation for gratitude in a different language.
One of the influences for the look and feel of this painting is from the papyrus plan of the Tomb of Ramesses IV, in Turin's Egyptian Museum.
The sides of the textured and painted gallery wrapped canvas are continued from the front. The signature and date can be found on the side.