the Universe Provides
Textile art and installation about bounty and balance. Since 2016
The phrases "The Universe Provides" and "Reabsorbed by the Universe" are beaded within the embroidery, turning the mandalas into linguistic as well as visual meditations on the bounty and balance of the universe. See more
Mandalas made of natural materials and mandala installations in the landscape. See more
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Dark Blue Iris Pendulum, 2023
Embroidery thread, vintage lucite and bakelite beads, gunmetal plated bronze chain on silk backed with linen on a wood frame.
#embroideredmandalas
#behindthelacrimarium
#embroidery
#blueeyes
#thread
#art
#blue
#kaleidoscope
#gridintheround
#contemporaryart
#grieving
#crying
#pendulum
#perseverance
May 29
Almost finished! The first Crying Eye is almost completed, one of a pair of matching blue irises that will be
finished with vintage beads for tears.
#embroideredmandalas
#behindthelacrimarium
#workinprogress
#embroidery
#dmc
#dmcthreads #dmcembroidery
#irismandala
#matbematical
#grid
#precise
#purplesilk
#blue
#round
#kaleidoscope
#handembroidery
#meditative
#meditsativeart
#devotion
#devotionalart
Apr 9
Carnelian Eye
Linen, carnelian, onyx, amazonite, crystal, glass, and thread on a wood base.
18cm diameter (6.75")
2023
New artwork finished!
Still needs to be mounted on its final base and cleaned up, which involves some quality time (hour+) with tweezers to pull off textile fluff and lint from the process and polish the beads.
#behindthelacrimarium
#crywithme
#beadwork
#contemporaryart
#contemporaryembroidery
#contemporarycraft
#moderncraft
#finecraft
#linen
#embroideredmandalas
#circular
#contemplativeart
#contemplativeobject
#meditativeart
#meditativeobject
#devotionalart
#devotionalartpractice
#carnelian
#beauty
#smallart
#precious
#sparkling
#satisfaction
Mar 31
#art
#textileart
#embroideredmandalas
#reabsorbedbytheuniverseprovides
#carnelian
#silk
#mandalalove
#beadwork
#beading
#embroidery
#workinprogress
#experiments
#contemporaryart
#contemplative
#contemplativeart
#devotional
#devotionalart
Mar 11
Heat fused pigment on cotton, snow, sheet of glass.
#welcomethestrange_r
#mandalainstallation
#eye
#eyeart
#experimental
#ins allationart
#temporary
#sculpture
#snow
#backlit
#glowing
Mar 6
Ice swirling in a steel dog bowl with acrylic pigment. And pine needles.
#mandalainstallation
Feb 25
Fresh ice crystals growing across the surface of water from a small round piece of ice as the seed.
#welcomethestrange_r
#behindthelacrimarium
#mandalainstallation
#art
#ice
#flashphotography
#frozen
#melting
#crying
#uglycrying
#letscrytogether
#publicspaceforcrying
#mentalhealth
#socialhealth
#honesty
#iammysisterskeeper
#cryingforhealth
#cryingclub
#vitality
#grieving
#sculpture
#installstion
#tests
#nontoxicart
#zeroplasticart
#experimental
#test
#arttest
#sketches
Feb 21
Frozen black tea doing a fine job as a brown crying eye that empties to be a Lacrimarium public space for crying together.
#welcomethestrange_r
#behindthelacrimarium
#mandalainstallation
#art
#ice
#lens
#eye
#frozen
#melting
#crying
#uglycrying
#letscrytogether
#publicspaceforcrying
#mentalhealth
#socialhealth
#honesty
#iammysisterskeeper
#cryingforhealth
#cryingclub
#vitality
#grieving
#sculpture
#installstion
#tests
#nontoxicart
#zeroplasticart
#experimental
#test
#arttest
#sketches
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