Mandala Glass Paintings by the following artists of transformation from the Healing Arts Circle at The Center for Wisdom's Women in order of appearance: Deb Fancy, Keri, Fabienne Kapanole, Sarah, Gaudence, Roxie, Nancy Reyndds, Bethanie Bernard, Ruth Carney, Linda Wanen, Jodi Hillard, and Christine Zucatti-Doyle.
Resurrection
A chalice of light
Wings opening in the cross...
Resurrection
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam Mermey copyright © 2017
The Call
A bugle calls
from deep inside the heart
to listen and heed
Mother Nature's screams
through hurricanes, tornadoes and wild fires
to be Guardians of the planet
we were called
to love & serve.
PhotoPoem ~ Akiba & Maryam
Fire in the Eye
Fire in the eye
Depth at the center
a Mandala for seeing,
a Mandala for living.
PhotoPoem ~ Akiba & Maryam
Longing for the Nectar
Longing for the nectar
we dive deep
or
Is it the nectar's longing
to find us...
that can, with one drop,
Fuel the flight of a lifetime?
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam
The Loon's Dream
Tender-water eye
Holding all creatures
The young mallards know
they are safe
in your keeping.
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam
Blueberries Coming Into Their Own
How do they turn from lime green
to rose violet, to dark blue?
Is it the star like opening,
which lets in the blessings of blueberry fairies?
Is it the raindrops,
which refresh the blueberry spirit?
All I know
is that they are coming into their own
as we sip our tea...
PhotoPoem by Maryam
The women from the Healing Arts Circle at The Center for Wisdom's Women plus two guests from the Maine General Prevention and Healthy Living Program created these uplifting and powerful expressions of self-reverence.
Stillness Graces Your Heart
Earth brown eye
Stillness graces your heart..
Gives your feathers and voice a rest
Sometimes the infinite
lives and moves
in the quiet.
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam
The Seen and Unseen
We see so little
of what is swimming below the surface
in golds and greens.
What pushes these strong legs into the murky water...
Where have they been...
Where are they going?
What creation stories
lie within this snapping turtle...
as it navigates the seen
and unseen world?
PhotoPoem by Akiba & Maryam
Mandalas and paintings of healing qualities created by the spirited women in the Summer 2017 Healing Glass Workshop at Stained Glass Express. As one art form playfully unfolded into another, paintings inspired fusing glass Mandalas creating a pathway to realizing the blessings of one's being.
