Prayer Flags

 
I'm thrilled to be participating in the Prayer Flag Blog Hop. As you know, I love prayer flags and have made a number of them (see them here)

Here's what I created from the Prayer Flag Value pack, which included the ready made linen banners and the ebook

purchase a copy of the Prayer Flag e-book!

 
First I got out my trusty Gelli printing plates and rubber bands, to add a bit of color and texture to the linen flags
   
and grabbed some fabric that I had printed before using the same technique.

I cut out circles from the printed fabric and fused them to the printed flags.

Then, I cut out the images from my fabric yardage, with my designs (that you can purchase) and fused those to the flags.

I wanted to build up a layered background on the flags.


Lastly, I stamped some meaningful words and phrases on the flags.

I plan on finishing my prayer flags with a little bit of hand stitching when I have time.

And please do visit The Prayer Flag Project blog, to upload your own prayer flags, or just be inspired and uplifted by others.

Call for Artists ~ Prayer Flags

The Prayer Flag Project 

As I think you know, I administrate the Prayer Flag Project Blog, so this call to artists is especially near and dear to my heart.

CALL TO ARTISTS

Oceanside Museum of Art PRAYER FLAG PROJECT

Give visual voice to your prayers by creating a prayer flag and submitting it to OMA’s Prayer Flag installation on view at Oceanside Museum of Art October 14 through December 31, 2012. Artists are invited to design a unique flag made of fabric and other materials that reflects their current and future hopes and dreams. Flags should be approximately 5” x 8” with a 3” sleeve on the top backside of the quilt and must arrive at Oceanside Museum of Art by September 21. Please include your name, date and the desired prayer on the back of the Flag. It is suggested that the artist uses an iron on fabric label for this information.

Please address or deliver Flags to following address

OMA Prayer Flag Project

Oceanside Museum of Art

704 Pier View Way

Oceanside, CA 92054

Artists are responsible for mailing and/or delivering their prayer flag. Flags will only be returned if the artist includes a self-addressed and stamped envelope. All other flags will become property of the museum.

All contributing Prayer Flag artists are invited to a complimentary Artist’s Reception on October 13 from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and are welcome to remain for the preview reception of Quilt National the same day from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Danielle@oma-online.org by October 5 if you will be attending the Prayer Flag Artist’s Reception.

The impetus behind this installation, which was inspired by OMA’s Quilt National exhibition on view October 13 through February 12, 2013, was to provide a platform for the regional quilting community to express their prayers and concerns. The OMA Prayer Flag Project is based on Vivika Hansen DeNegre’s The Prayer Flag Project from 2011. She invited people from around the world to join her in making Prayer Flags. Each flag is created in the artist’s own style, then hung outside for a while, its words and sentiment dissolving into the wind and being spread to all whom the wind touches. For more information view the website http://theprayerflagproject.blogspot.com/ managed by artist Jane LaFazio, who has been instrumental in bringing this project to OMA.

Prayer flags have been used in Tibet for centuries as a means to promote peace, compassion, strength and wisdom. Traditionally they are woodblock prints printed with text and images that are hung outdoors in high places where the wind passes through the flags carrying the depicted blessings to all people. Flags are most commonly found in five colors; blue, white, red, green and yellow, representing the five elements.  

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prayer flags

My prayer flags hang outside on our patio. I love how they are ageing and in some cases, rusting. If you don't know about The Prayer Flag Project, click here. Anyone can participate. (You can see all my prayer flags here.)

20 prayer flags

Twenty prayer flags hang in my backyard. This, number 20, is for Mary.





You can join me and others and make your own prayer flags, and if you'd like, be part of The Prayer Flag Project.
And I wrote an article for Cloth Paper Scissors on prayer flags.

Published!

I'm a cover girl! My prayer flags (along with one of Martha Wolfe's) are on the cover of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine (March/April 2012) and an article on The Prayer Flag Project, written by me. Also featured in the article are flags and photos by Prayer Flag Project founder, Vivika Hansen DeNegre and Ileen Dalke Miller.

And I'm in today's San Diego Union Tribune Travel Section, with one of my photos from my trip to Cuba.