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Tag Archives: Mandala
DIY: Tibetan Prayer Flags for a Harmonious Space!
Prayer flags are believed to bring happiness, long life, and prosperity to those who create them. Let’s make some! Each color has a special meaning: blue/space, white/air, red/fire, green/water, and yellow/earth. Here’s an image of prayer flags hanging from a Buddhist … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, artmaking, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, child, children, classes, community, Education, Families, Family, family learning, feel deeply, flag, Flags, Gateway to Himalayan Art, kid, kids, look deeply, Mandala, Prayer, prayerflags, Shrine, students, Teachers, Tibet, tibetan, Tradition Transformed
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Creating a Sand Mandala at Family Art Labs!
Last Saturday Family Programs held a very special Family Art Lab where we learned all about mandalas and collaborated to created a giant sand mandala. It was a unique experience for all and I think everyone had a nice take away from the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Making, Family, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Art Making, Buddha, child, children, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, Gallery, kid, kids, look deeply, Mandala, Mandalas, Painting, sandmandala, storytelling, think deeply, Tradition Transformed
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Nepali Paper Making at Family Art Labs!
We had yet another sold out Family Art Lab this October and it was such a thrill to share my growing paper making skills with so many families. We began our workshop by discussing handmade paper making techniques in Nepal – … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Making, child, children, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, kid, kids, look deeply, Mandala, Mandalas, sandmandala, think deeply
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Losar Family Day is almost here!
March has arrive and we are preparing for our largest family event of the year, Losar Family Day: Himalayan New Year. This event takes place this Saturday, March 8th from 12pm-4pm. Join us in our celebration with a day full of art, … Continue reading
Posted in Art Making, Education Center, Family, Himalayan Art
Tagged Art, Art Making, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, family day, family learning, feel deeply, gallery tours, Gateway to Himalayan Art, kids, look deeply, Losar, Mandala, Mandalas, new year, storytelling, Tibet, Tradition Transformed
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Print, Print, Print! at Saturday Family Art Labs!
The slow days of summer are quickly dwindling down and I cannot think of a better way to have spent a Saturday afternoon than learning about printing in Family Art Labs! We examined both relief printing and woodblock printing (common … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Making, Buddha, Education, Education Center, Families, Family, Family Art Labs, family learning, feel deeply, Gateway to Himalayan Art, look deeply, Mandala, printing, printmaking, relief printing, think deeply, woodblocks
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Collaborative Sand Mandalas at Family Art Labs!
Nemo who!? Despite blizzard conditions over the weekend, Family Art Labs was in full swing. We had a small, yet brave group of families who trudged through the snow to help us begin the celebration of Losar (the Tibetan New … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, drawing, Education, Education Center, Family, Family Art Labs, Gateway to Himalayan Art, look deeply, Losar, Mandala, Mandalas, Sand Mandalas, think deeply, Tibet
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Urban Mandalas
On March 5, 2011 the Rubin Museum of Art’s Family Day celebrated Himalayan New Year (Losar) with multiple events throughout the building. The Theater was turned into a mandala construction zone with the help of Urban River Arts and sand … Continue reading
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Tagged family day, Mandala, sand mandala, Urban River Arts
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Ghouls, Gourds and Mandalas
This weekend I went to check out the not-so-scary Halloween event Ghouls and Gourds at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. It was an amazing event with thousands of families making art, listening to music and exploring the Garden (one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Botanical, Brooklyn, Garden, Mandala, Urban River Arts
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