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24hr Draw Fundraiser - Monday, July 23, 2007



Aaron Matheson recently completed a 24 hr drawing session as a fundraiser for Breathing Space. Here's what he has to say:


"We have raised over £700, which is incredible. Thanks to those who sponsored me.
The drawing itself was a lot more fun than I expected it to be! It felt all absorbing, a huge task. And I loved the sense of completing one cycle of the earth- (that natural rhythm which defines our lives.) which I didn't think about before. It felt exhilarating much of the time. Who says you've got to suffer to raise money?
The photos give you a taste of what it looks like. But it could be on show at Dharma Day next Sunday, so come and see it!"

Aloka commissioned to paint large-scale shrine painting for new space. - Monday, July 23, 2007




Part of the vision for Breathing Space is a large triptych that can be closed for 'secular' activities and opened for Buddhist classes. The LBC council have commissioned Aloka - a senior order member and dedicated artist - to paint a very large picture of the Buddha and his disciples. Aloka has been painting Buddhist devotional images for the last thirty years. His work combines the concerns of Late Moderism with Buddhist imagery and Byzantine iconographaphic influences.






-Painting: Akshobhya, by Aloka 2004