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Lojong 32: Boddhisattva Vow

Posted on March 22, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve studied through the slogans a dozen times in my life; these are my musings on the slogan currently, not a formal interpretation. For that reason they are less about straight Buddhist teachings, and I think able to be shared … Continue reading →

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Lojong: 31 Benefits of Practice

Posted on March 8, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

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Lojong: 30 A Joyful Mind

Posted on February 22, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

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Lojong: 29 Put No Mind Before Your Own

Posted on February 15, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

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Lojong: All Dharma Agree

Posted on February 8, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

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Lojong: How to Live and Die

Posted on February 1, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

For most of you these postings will be a departure from my normal artful posts, but for some who follow zenkatwrites, they will be familiar. This is an unfinished lojong (Buddhist) journal I was in the middle of when work … Continue reading →

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Sketchpack Project: Week 2

Posted on August 15, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Week Two, no time to think, so busy, loving the simplicity of pencil, pen, ink, waterbrush. in memory of my baby brother on what would be his birthday… Halfway through, fast sketching, loosing inhibitions! ABOUT SKETCHPACK PROJECT: The project began … Continue reading →

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“Weeping” Buddha

Posted on August 11, 2016 by D. Katie Powell

Sometimes when doing a lot of sketches one catches your heart — for me — and this is one of those. I love this one. Done for the Sketchpack Project. Altar object, Buddha. Drawn on handmade Canson folding journal with … Continue reading →

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Line, Color, Shadow

Posted on November 29, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Some of you know I am doing a year-long study of Weeping Buddha along with the lojong postings on my other blog. Thanksgiving, the first was a simple line drawing of Weeping Buddha. Now all color, pale wood colors and … Continue reading →

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Tools: Ball Point Pens

Posted on November 26, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Playing with my tools in this exploratory, and thinking of Andrea Joseph, I had to also play with the various types of ball-point pens in my stash. Uniballs have been my favorite for so many years, first the older Vision … Continue reading →

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Weeping Buddha, One

Posted on October 18, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I fell in love with Balinese Buddha when I first saw him. The monks carve them as meditations. Mine has been on my altar for 20 years, and has a beautiful patina from being held. People call him Humble Buddha, … Continue reading →

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75 Day Challenge: 42 to 47

Posted on September 11, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Brenda Swenson has a drawing challenge to draw every day for 75 days. We are supposed to use a black or blue pen, but I know I will not do that one. Still, I play along because challenges are fun … Continue reading →

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Process: My first Brush Pen Sketches, No Pencil!

Posted on September 10, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Today I created my first brush drawing, wonky, clean and lovely. Five minutes, done, no attempt to brush over, single strokes. Very exciting for me, so I had to share. This one is in my lojong journal. By the time … Continue reading →

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Weeping Buddha, or as I like to think of him, Compassionate Buddha

Posted on March 2, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

The Buddha statue made by young monks in Indonesia and Vietnam touched me when I first saw one at a retreat, and has been on my altar ever since. He is now known popularly as “weeping Buddha,’ but I … Continue reading →