Threads of Awakening
An American Woman's Journey into Tibet's Sacred Textile Art
Will be published approx. on 23. August 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-1-64742-093-2 (ISBN)
Description
Threads of Awakening-the first book to explore the Tibetan art of silk thangkas—is the inspiring story of a California woman who found her heart's home on the other side of the globe, stitching sacred Buddhist wall hangings right next door to the Dalai Lama.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
477 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64742-093-2 (9781647420932)
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Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo
Threads of Awakening
An American Woman's Journey into Tibet's Sacred Textile Art
E-Book
08/2022
1st Edition
She Writes Press
€12.85
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Person
Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo is a textile artist, teacher, and author. Curiosity carried her from California to India, where she became one of few non-Tibetans to master the Buddhist art of silk appliqué thangka. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally and featured in magazines such as Spirituality & Health, FiberArts, and Fiber Art Now and in the documentary, Creating Buddhas: The Making and Meaning of Fabric Thangkas. To share the gift of Tibetan appliqué with stitchers around the globe, she created the Stitching Buddhas virtual apprentice program, an online, hands-on course that bridges East and West, traditional and contemporary. After two decades abroad, Leslie returned to her native Southern California, where she now lives with three cats and enough fabric to last several lifetimes in Oxnard, CA.