Sunday, November 27, 2011

Sky Buddha

"In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true."  -Prince Gautama Siddharta

 Sky Buddha
 ingredients: vintage book page, map fragment, decorative papers, image transfers, cut outs, various artist pens, watercolor pencils, acrylic paint


 “How is it I haven’t seen this lofty sky before? And how happy I am that I’ve finally come to know it. Yes! everything is empty, everything is a deception, except this infinite sky. There is nothing, nothing except that. But there is not even that, there is nothing except silence, tranquility. And thank God!” 
-Tolstoy, from War and Peace 




7 comments:

  1. What a beautiful reality...I love the textures and details. Blessings, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

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  2. oh, i remember reading these words in 'war and peace' and the joy they gave me!!

    this image is amazing, sharmon. i love *everything*, but especially the stance...

    xoxo

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  3. I enlarged this piece and oh boy what a sky! Love it all and the quote as well!

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  4. beautiful image and thank you for the Tolstoy quote from W&P- what a vast adventure of a book that I drug my feet before reading and then couldn't believe how good it was.

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  5. My heart almost stopped when I viewed her on my sidebar. This one is so fabulous. I love your use of map and other assortment of materials. Wonderful art.

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  6. Nice! (And weirdly enough, I just used that quote last week on my photo blog!)

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  7. A remake of the old Beatles song, "Buddha in the Sky with Diamonds"? You've inspired me to gather materials and play!

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