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At the Loch, Central Park, digital photograph, May 2014. At the Loch, Central Park, digital photograph, May 2014. Letter Four: city hawk. Goodbye winter, hello spring! As I walk up the steps from the subway, I see blue sky and white clouds passing. Yesterday I was in the park. Flowers were blooming, and I saw a stream cascading over the rocks. Not long ago, winter was here with snow and ice. Nature teaches us that we are all connected to change. I would like to share a time-lapse video titled. I am grate...

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Akomfrah, John, dir. and Black Audio Film Collective. Third World Newsreel, 1986. Film. This documentary film chronicles the riots in Birmingham, England in 1985. It explores the historical causes that led to the riot such as racism of migrants, harassment, and the death of a black woman and white policeman. Beckett, Samuel,. Dir Donald McWhinnie. Perf. Patrick Magee. BBC. Bergman, Ingmar, dir. Through a Glass Darkly. Janus Films. 1962. Film. Installation Art: A Critical History. 28 Jun 2009. Web. 18 Aug...

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Path, Central Park, digital photograph, May 2014. Path, Central Park, digital photograph, May 2014. Letter Five: hawks journey. Hawk, your flight motion is absolutely beautiful. I’m sitting in my studio looking out, a thousand windows reflecting the morning sun. I imagine the thermal winds lifting you as the morning warms, and I watch you soar above the city. One city hawk winged. Fan of the sky. Speaks of the dreamlike quality of my life. Letter Six: Bodhisattva vows. Within these letters I explore prec...

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Asanga’s feather, digital photograph, May 2014. Asanga’s feather, digital photograph, May 2014. Letter Six: Bodhisattva vows. O Guru Buddha Shakyamuni, please listen to what I now say. From this time forth until I attain enlightenment. I go for refuge to the Three Jewels Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. And confess individually all negative actions. There are six perfections of practice to train or develop this heart, and first is the perfection of giving. The following explanation is taken directly from.

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Red maple leaves, Central Park, digital photograph, May 2014. Red maple leaves, Central Park, digital photograph, May 2014. Letter Three: Buddhist practice and art practice. Hawk, Hawk, Hawk, Teacher, Advisor, Hawk,. I’m sitting on a bench and the river is passing. My advisor has inquired about the relationship between my spiritual practice and art practice. I have thought deeply about them. Might Buddhist practice distance you from the world as well as bring you into a meaningful encounter with it.

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Sky above Goddard College, digital photograph, February 2014. Sky above Goddard College, digital photograph, February 2014. Letter Twelve: Final letter. Hawk, Hawk, Hawk Hawk, Hawk,. I have never seen you without feeling wonder and affection as you soar in the open sky, perch on a limb among the trees, make your high-pitched call in the distance. As you saw in my video, I wanted to be like you and fly. Clearly I am not a hawk. But you can appreciate the effort; I had great fun! Within these letters I exp...

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Azalea blossoms, Central Park, digital photograph, May 2014. Azalea blossoms, Central Park, digital photograph, May 2014. Hawk, Hawk, Hawk,. How many times have I called to Hawk, while walking under trees in the park; my murmurs lift and magically reappear as Hawk. Hawk, Hawk, how do others speak to you when they search the sky? Hawk, Hawk, I call. Hawk is wonder, Hawk is imagination, Hawk is emptiness. With guidance I have read critical essays on art practice and theory, and I have viewed a range of sto...

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171; Letter Six: Bodhisattva vows. Letter Eight: Western artists influenced by Buddhism. Within these letters I explore precepts of Buddhism such as emptiness, impermanence and transformation through sculpture, drawing, video, writing, and photography. These letters also tell a story of a personal journey and a deep relationship developed through a synthesis of artwork, spiritual practice, and dialogue with another. Letter Two: Buddhist practice. Letter Three: Buddhist practice and art practice.

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Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang. Glen Spey, NY: Tharpa Publications, 2003. 134. Print. Classic Haiku: An Anthology of Poems by Basho and His Followers. Trans Asataro Miyamori. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2002. Print. Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang. Glen Spey, NY: Tharpa Publications, 2003. 122. Print. Smile of the Buddha. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. 51. Print. Jackson, Gale. Letter to the author. 13 March 2013. TS. A Handbook for the Daily Practice of Bodhisattva Vows and Tantric Vows. Ed Jacquelyn...

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Eyes opening, eyes open. Reservoir, Central Park, May 2014. Reservoir, Central Park, May 2014. Letter Nine: eyes opening, eyes open. Hawk, Hawk, Dear Advisors, Dear G’s. The urban park is beautiful with trees and grass. On benches people are talking, reading, and eating lunch. A continuous flow of people pass on foot. And I wonder, Hawk, why do I think of you now? Why do you appear in silence? Every blade of grass. Sonia Sanchez, from 10 haiku (for Max Roach) [29]. In the second animation,. Photographic ...