New Photo Album Added

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I added a new photo album. It has a photo of the Kali from Ammachi's

main ashram at Amritapuri in India. Also it has three of my

sculptures.

 

INNER WEALTH is inspired by a bhajan called Amritanandam

Coriyunnamme. Its verse called Mother "Inner Wealth" and said "Oh

Inner Wealth, fragrant flower that blooms in my mind as poetic

inspiration, awaken me with your sweet thoughts." The piece is 19"

square. The "tiles" are ceramic bisque finished in shoe wax and

acrylic paint. The housing is made of maple (the inside) and walnut

(the outside).

 

SHRI LALITAMBIKE is inspired by a luxurious end-of-day hymn of the

same name. The hymn is packed with images from nature. It is said

that at the beginning of her public mission when Ammachi was much

opposed by villagers living around her, she went often to the ocean

at l\night to call out to Mother and meditate. She saw Mother in the

ocean as did I in making the piece. It is small..9" X 11." It is

clay bisque finished with acrylic paint.

 

RADIANT MOTHER is a portait of Ammachi. It measures 7" X 14." The

wide smile I made in the face shrank to a look of concern and so I

added a sparklin tear to her cheek.

 

I have more photos at home including one of Bhadrakali as created in

Kerala in the kolamezhu ritual. I'll post them in the album another

time.

 

Aikya