Lexington's biggest arts fair is this weekend. I have been a busy bee getting ready to set up my booth. I will be in the Woodland Christian Church's lawn this weekend. The fair runs Saturday 10 am until 6 p.m. and Sunday 11am until 5pm.
I am running a little promotion of sorts, the first 12 people to come up to me at the fair and say they heard about this on Facebook, or here on my blog, will get a free postcard print and maybe some other goodies too. So definately make sure you come by and say hello this weekend.
Last night I saw this video for the first time and just thought it was beautiful. I think it was pretty viral at one point so you might have already seen it, but it is worth another watch. Lately it seems the news has been littered with things that bad men are doing. Sometimes when I hear too much I begin to get afraid of men. I begin to think that the world is not getting any better, that men are not learning to love. I needed to see this video. I need to watch it everytime I hear too much about the bad men and to remember that there are many men that are trying to be the change, to honor love, and to restore the divine masculine.
The fine art of Tammy Mae Moon
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Dakinis in bikinis...
Okay, not really dakinis in bikinis. I just thought that would be fun to say. Sorry I haven't wrote much in ye olde blog lately. I usually fall into a pattern in the summer where I turn into a virtual hermit in between all the trips. Needless to say this summer has been busy with the kids and trips, but I have managed to get some painting in here and there.
My latest obsession has been with the idea of dakinis (sometimes in bikinis I suppose).
A dakini is a tantric deity described as a female embodiment of enlightened energy. In the Tibetan language, dakini is rendered khandroma which means 'she who traverses the sky' or 'she who moves in space'. Sometimes the term is translated poetically as 'sky dancer' or 'sky walker'.
A dakini comes in many forms and in some ways is related to angels or thought of as bird women of sorts. In many parts of Tibet vultures are considered physical representations of dakinis. Vultures have been revered by many ancient cultures as they are able to transmute negative energies and disease from the physical plane.
It is believed that all women are dakinis, but most do not ever realize this. I like that dakinis are not always pure and perfectly nice, sometimes they are scary and mean too. They are similar to the Valkyries of Norse myth.
I feel that dakinis are muses. I once read where the amazing visionary artist Andrew Gonzales said that he felt like all the women he painted were his dakinis. I really understand this, because as I paint each one of my ladies I form this mystical connection with them. They are me in part, they are my muse, and they are dakinis.
Obviously two of my favorite subjects are birds and women, so I am planning to do a whole series of dakinis I think. Here is some progress pics of my first dakini....
I am working on the feathers around her eyes now and really loving them. Be prepared for lots of feathered masks in the future. I am also giving her some wings, but not really sure how I am going to make those look yet. I hope to have her completed soon. I am hoping to have her done and framed for the upcoming Woodland Arts fair. I will have a booth that weekend in the lawn of Woodland Christian Church, hope to see you there!
My latest obsession has been with the idea of dakinis (sometimes in bikinis I suppose).
A dakini is a tantric deity described as a female embodiment of enlightened energy. In the Tibetan language, dakini is rendered khandroma which means 'she who traverses the sky' or 'she who moves in space'. Sometimes the term is translated poetically as 'sky dancer' or 'sky walker'.
A dakini comes in many forms and in some ways is related to angels or thought of as bird women of sorts. In many parts of Tibet vultures are considered physical representations of dakinis. Vultures have been revered by many ancient cultures as they are able to transmute negative energies and disease from the physical plane.
It is believed that all women are dakinis, but most do not ever realize this. I like that dakinis are not always pure and perfectly nice, sometimes they are scary and mean too. They are similar to the Valkyries of Norse myth.
I feel that dakinis are muses. I once read where the amazing visionary artist Andrew Gonzales said that he felt like all the women he painted were his dakinis. I really understand this, because as I paint each one of my ladies I form this mystical connection with them. They are me in part, they are my muse, and they are dakinis.
Obviously two of my favorite subjects are birds and women, so I am planning to do a whole series of dakinis I think. Here is some progress pics of my first dakini....
I am working on the feathers around her eyes now and really loving them. Be prepared for lots of feathered masks in the future. I am also giving her some wings, but not really sure how I am going to make those look yet. I hope to have her completed soon. I am hoping to have her done and framed for the upcoming Woodland Arts fair. I will have a booth that weekend in the lawn of Woodland Christian Church, hope to see you there!
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