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Burma
Though Burma is now officially called "Myanmar",
I have heard from refugees that refrencing the official name
supports the severity of the regime.
One of the most repressive regimes in the world today, people
there have an extremely difficult life, with little opportunity
for self expression. At the same time, they are some of the
most profoundly spiritual people I've met in their manifestation
of Theravadan Buddhism.
view paintings from Inle
Lake
view confined shrine
mixed media works on paper
right: weave; oil on canvas 2007 |
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China
view work from a silk
factory in Sou Chou
right: spin;, ballpoint on layered vellum,
2007 |
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India
Land of extremes
view watercolors of the
morning rituals performed along the Ganga in Varanasi
right: the making of dust; tar, pencil & watercolor on
paper, 2006
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Inspired by Angkor Wat and the Cambodian resilliance of spirit,
but struck by the devistation still in effect from Pol Pot's
regime.
view paintings from Angkor
Wat in Cambodia
right: Angkor shrine; oil on canvas, 2007
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Hawai'i
Living in Oahu allowed a glimpse of this magical and expansive
land
right: Spitting Caves, oil on masonite, 2004
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Viet
Nam
Since my first visit at 15 in 1990, Viet Nam has undergone
spectacular changes. From starvation in the streets to urban
affluence, people there have demonstrated a true sense of
who they are.
view UXO monoprints
from the former DMZ
view portraits of Nga in Tru Vu's
Garden, Saigon
right: Tea Girl; ballpoint, colored pencil
& tea, 2003 |
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Tibet
In their struggle to maintain identity while under the influence
of the Chinese, Tibetans carry a great sadness.
right: Sera Monastary Debates; pencil,
watercolor & tea 2005
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