Lightning Swift Tara
This original artwork is a devotion to the Tibetan goddess, Tara and a variation of her seed syllable is featured in the center, emerging from a lotus flower. The syllable and lotus were painted in gold utilizing stencils that I designed and cut out, freehand. The banner is quilted in an original design and sewn on my vintage Singer sewing machine. This banner has two thread-hooks on either side on the back to hang from. Tara is known to come the aid of those who ask for her help with “lightning swift speed.”
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Amida Buddha
Freehand Quilted Banner featuring hand-cut stencil painted in gold of the mantra for Amida Buddha. This Buddha vowed to bring anyone who invoked his name with a sincere heart to his Pure Land. This seed syllable is a most propitious sign that ensures good luck.

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Kuan Yin Banner
This printed and quilted textile banner features a photo print of Kuan Yin, Goddess of Mercy. She is surrounded by additional prints from original, hand-cut stencils inspired by Buddhist artwork and the Tibetan mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum. The piece is accented by freehand quilting and vintage lace. The prints were created at a surface design / fibers workshop with artist Clare Verstegen at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN.