A Gathering of Intentions

After three months, I’ve almost finished the prayer blanket. Like a lot of projects, this turned out to be a bigger thing than I imagined at the start. There are about 1,500 little squares that make up the blanket, each of which is like its own mini painting. But it’s been a soothing and uplifting task to work on — gathering names and having conversations with people, painting, cutting, stitching and making intentions. Along the way, I’ve realized that people have a profound yearning for prayer, meditation, just sending what we used to call good vibes. 

Also along the way, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has gotten into the mix. I keep up with his website (yes, he has one!) and began devoting some squares in the blanket to his words of wisdom. His squares are done in gold — of course!

I’m going to be celebrating the completion at the end of the month with an exhibition of the blanket and some other recent works. It will be called A Gathering of Intentions, details to be announced. In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who has participated so far — thanks from my whole heart! There are still a few squares left and some work to do, so if you have names of loved ones to add, feel free to send them to me.