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MEDIUM
lotus ink
lotus crayon
dried lotus pod wash
bank roof tile paint
on watercolor paper
24k gold leaf
sizes vary

From the muddy depths the lotus rises up to shine as a thing of beauty. I see this growth reflected in today’s troubled times. We need to journey on a sustainably different path. I see a new world arising, and that it is magical.

RISE #6

lotus ink on watercolor paper
30 x 20cm
11.8″ x 7.87″
unframed
may 2020
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RISE
My work is holistic and environmental: I distill black lotus ink donations to the temples. The brown washes I create derive from dried lotus pods. My crayon skies are created from natural beeswax formed from petal ash. A hint of orange within the sunrise comes from shattered colonial roof tiles I collected after a severe storm in Battambang, Cambodia. The 24 karat gold I purchase from the artisan gold leaf makers in Mandalay, Myanmar or Burma. The glimmer of pure gold leaf I apply to these works reaches through us to show us a new road.

RISE #7

lotus ink on watercolor paper
30 x 20cm
11.8″ x 7.87″
unframed
may 2020
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The process of manually creating my colors takes time, but are produced with love and gratitude, and using classic time -worn techniques I have learnt through my myriad travels and life in SE Asia.