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“Art Happens” so Let’s Share It Here
Art happens anytime, anywhere, through spontaneity and deliberation alike. It can be made from anything. It can hold and convey our deepest pains and greatest joys. Whatever it is, it’s communication. Therefore, this new Shambhala Times column, “Art Happens” is devoted to sharing our art.
Right now, in this time and place, we could use some communication that is beyond concept. That is as unfathomable to its maker as its viewer. So let’s gather the artists, painters, crafters, wordsmiths, photographers, and everyone who dares to place a dot in our cosmic canvas for others to witness.
We can support photographs of visual art, digital files, links, and announcements for where to see art in person. All mediums and forms that this website can practically portray are welcome. Everything received that is free from hate, violence, or willful harm will be published, and it may or may not be featured on the front page. Comments will be open but moderated to protect the heart of art, which needs to be given the safety to be raw and vulnerable; to go there, where the mind cannot tread.
The only requirement is that you submit an artist’s statement with your art. Whether you want to write about materials, process, symbolism, theory, practice principles, awakening moments you experienced while making the art, or even breakdowns that shook you to your core, share it with the community in this column.
Submissions can be emailed to Jennifer Holder at [email protected].
Jennifer Holder was a founding editor of the Shambhala Times and served as editor-in-chief, reporter, and event blogger until 2012. She received a writing degree from Naropa University and immediately launched a whole-hearted, all-in career in book publishing. After editorial stints in Boulder, Vancouver, London, Dallas, and Manhattan, she founded Full Bloom Publications and writes, edits, advises, coaches, and publishes galore (averaging 28 book projects a year). Jennifer lives in Fulton, Missouri with furry sangha members who purr during meditation and sometimes eat shrine offerings.
Entries filed under Arts and Poetry
How Good the World! – HIGHLIGHT
The Road – in progresspaintings offered by Christine Labich, of the Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center Christine Labich has been gazing at, studying, and tending to the natural world for her lifetime, beginning with her childhood on a pioneering organic farm in New Hampshire. She studied ecology and ... continuePosted August 11, 2012 by
Integrating Head & Heart – HIGHLIGHT
by Brandon Rennels, from The Under 35 Project A year ago I was sitting at a cafe in Ann Arbor, enjoying breakfast with a beloved professor from university. When I was in school he taught a course entitled Psychology of Consciousness, which was one my first introductions ... continuePosted August 8, 2012 by
Windhorse in Paint – HIGHLIGHT
THE GIANT “Le colosse” acrylic on paper (45″X76″)paintings by Marjolaine Robert, www.marjolainerobert.com Here are four photos of my last paintings. The exhibit is called CHEVAL DU VENT (Windhorse) and I have 21 of “my horses” for that exhibit. With this exhibit, I present the principle of windhorse ... continuePosted August 5, 2012 by
Hustle Meditation – HIGHLIGHT
by Caitlin Bargenquast, from The Under 35 Project “Longing to attain complete enlightenment for the sake of others is what is meant by arousing bodhicitta.” ~Maitreya, “Abhisamayalankara” hus·tle |’hǝsǝl| non-adverb 1.[trans.] [intrans.] the choiceless choice, flow, do nothing and everything is done: Somewhere, and then somewhere again, in the midst of ... continuePosted August 1, 2012 by
Tasting the Salty Air – HIGHLIGHT
Provincetown Dunes Sunrisearticle and paintings by Amy Wynne-Derry Nature has always been my greatest teacher. Growing up on Outer Cape Cod, in Massachusetts shaped my perception of how the world visually and temporally evolves. I spent hours as a child walking Ballston Beach in Truro, a feverish beachcomber, ... continuePosted July 29, 2012 by
Snapshots of Basic Goodness: July – HIGHLIGHT
This regular posting features snapshots of basic goodness as seen out in the world, on the street, in the countryside, in another country, at work, home, garden or grocery store. (Click on each image to view larger.) Woman and child in market in the Valle Sagrada, Sacred Valley, ... continuePosted July 8, 2012 by
Hopeless – a solo performance on Nowness and Letting Go
For two weekends only! Come see the award winning one-woman show inspired by the writings of Pema Chodron. ‘Hopeless’ An uplifting collection of stories, music and musings on the nature of hope, fear and finding joy, “Hopeless,” performed by Portland Sangha member Melanya Helene, is a one-woman ... continuePosted June 14, 2012 by
Snapshots of Basic Goodness: June – HIGHLIGHT
This regular posting features snapshots of basic goodness as seen out in the world, on the street, in the countryside, in another country, at work, home, garden or grocery store. (Click on each image to view larger.) continuePosted June 10, 2012 by
Basic Goodness in photos
Runners-up in this month’s submissions to the Snapshots of Basic Goodness series. [caption id=”attachment_31019″ align=”aligncenter” width=”470″ /> View more at: continuePosted May 12, 2012 by
Snapshots of Basic Goodness: May – HIGHLIGHT
New Regular Feature on the Shambhala Times: Snapshots of Basic Goodness This new regular posting will feature snapshots of basic goodness as seen out in the world, on the street, in the countryside, at work, home, grocery store. We invite YOU, our readers, to contribute. See a moment ... continuePosted May 12, 2012 by
Union of Dharma and Art – HIGHLIGHT
photos and article by Dana Marshall In my last year of high school in Boulder, Colorado (1978), at 16 years old I had completed all the required courses so I had the opportunity to focus on what really interested me which was painting, photography, ceramics and mythology. ... continuePosted May 7, 2012 by
A Mukpo Painting – HIGHLIGHT
For those that don’t know him, Tagtrug Mukpo, affectionately known as Taggie, was born in Boulder, Colorado on March 9, 1971 to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and his wife, Lady Diana Mukpo. He is half-brother to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa’s eldest son. As a young child, ... continuePosted March 28, 2012 by
Awakening Playfully – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating Shambhala and the Arts Offering a window into the Shambhala Art teachings article by Ladan Yalzadeh photos from Shambhala Art International Awakening. That’s the word I would use to describe the Shambhala Art teachings. Here are some other words I would use: bold, surprising, gentle, accessible, primordial, expansive, essential, ... continuePosted March 26, 2012 by
Rendezvous with Impermanence – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating Shambhala and the Arts Two artists – Massimo Guerrera and Sylvie Cotton – share their creative process and expression with us. Both are Shambhala practitioners and long-time trained artists. Their art is inspired by their practice of meditation and the path of embodying creativity. In these two ... continuePosted March 23, 2012 by
Sometimes a golden fish swims by – HIGHLIGHT
Celebrating Shambhala and the Arts What to Know and How to Know It photos and article by Mary Lang “Sit and do nothing. Every once in a while a golden fish swims by and lays her golden eggs. You’ll know.” ~ Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche In the fall of 1973, I started ... continuePosted March 22, 2012 by
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