108 Repetitions
The painting I am working on in the studio is very much in the beginning stages. I am learning so much about patience. The act of repeating marks and shapes 108 times is much harder than it sounds. What exactly am I painting or trying to do? I don’t know. But the story is unfolding and each step has been visually beautiful. It started out with applying 108 cut out circles of photographs that were transferred onto the canvas. Then I had to rub each individual photo with a sponge until all the paper was gone. Leaving just the transferred image. The act of applying and rubbing took an entire day in the studio! Today I began marking green lines horizontally and vertically in groups of three around the circle photo transfers over and over. After that process was done, I hand painted circles in all deferent shapes and colors. But somewhere in the process all of my work I have described thus far was covered by poetic white brush strokes that blended into a light gray. Now it is almost a white painting with some accents of blue, green, red and yellow. I am excited to see what the next layers may be. Or will the next attempt be the final image? I know there is a deeper meaning to this painting and I am not sure 
what it is. We have to wait and see! I have attached some images of my process. Enjoy!
108 Repetitions
Hello Fans,
I have returned to the studio after a week of rest from a successful Open Studio! My latest idea is to push my 108 Prayer Project a little further. I want to incorporate the photographs from this project into my paintings by transferring the photos onto canvas. There has been a strong internal response to incorporate that acts of meditation into my paintings using repetitive marks, shapes, colors and objects for quite some time now.
Yesterday I jessoed 108, 5X7 cards. I plan on painting each one. Now, I don’t know what the paintings may be of… however I will let the process create the outcome. I am not attached to any set idea. Which is how I paint anyway. I truly believe in the idea of allowing each moment to unfold on its own. A practice I am trying to do in my daily life as well.
I began summer 2010 by celebration with my Yoga teacher and community by repeating the same position 108 times. It was both beautiful and challenging. I felt like I was part of something bigger than I will ever know. The number 108 is considered sacred in many Eastern religions and traditions. However, in Tibetan Buddhism it is believed that there are 108 sins. And in Japan, at the end of the year they ring a bell 108 times to welcome the New Year. Each ring represents 108 earthly temptations a person must overcome to achieve nirvana. I also found out that in mathematics the number 108 is an abundant number and a semi perfect number as well. I also learned that there are 108 pressure points in the body, where consciousness and flesh intersects to give life to the living being.
As you can see I am consumed by the power of the number 108 and I plan on translating that into my painting process. I look forward to sharing my journey and discovering the many ways in which I can be part of this powerful number threw my paintings and my daily actions.I have included some photos of the work in progress in the studio. 
Open Studio 2010
Open Studio 2010 was a huge success! My work was viewed and I was truly seen as an artist. Thank you to each and every one of you who came. Because of you, I reached my goal and now I will be able to work full time in the studios for another year. I feel so blessed that my work will be hung in the homes of beautiful kind people. Thank you so much! What a fun time! Looking forward to doing it all over again next year! I have attached the video that I made for this years Open Studio and some pictures of some of my fans that came to she show.
“The secret of life is in art.”
Oscar Wilde
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