I don’t know anything about art, but I do really enjoy reading your newsletter because it makes me feel so peaceful and calm. And I’m learning new things :) love the pictures and how you go into details.🩷
Thank you so much Kim! It means a lot to hear how my stories land for someone, and I'm more than thrilled to hear that they make you feel peaceful and calm. Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated.
This brings back memories of visiting India about 12 years ago. I remember visiting the temple at Ranakpur and just being filled with a sense of awe but also just confusion; there was so much to look at, so much to take in on a single column... I knew nothing about Indian art (and still don't) and I was not able to fully appreciate what I was looking at. To be honest, I felt out of place in India, like an intruder. I wish I had learnt more about the places I was about to visit, I could have gained a lot more from that trip than I did...
Hi Sara, Thanks so much for reading! I know, India's aesthetic can be incredibly overpowering, can't it? I always feel that on a certain level it will never be possible for those of us who are outside of the tradition to appreciate what it all really means. This is partly because so many of the images are made for reasons beyond simply what they portray, or whether or not they appeal to our sense of beauty; as I tried to explore in the article, these images have power and meaning that goes beyond simply what you can see.... Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.
I don’t know anything about art, but I do really enjoy reading your newsletter because it makes me feel so peaceful and calm. And I’m learning new things :) love the pictures and how you go into details.🩷
Thank you so much Kim! It means a lot to hear how my stories land for someone, and I'm more than thrilled to hear that they make you feel peaceful and calm. Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated.
This brings back memories of visiting India about 12 years ago. I remember visiting the temple at Ranakpur and just being filled with a sense of awe but also just confusion; there was so much to look at, so much to take in on a single column... I knew nothing about Indian art (and still don't) and I was not able to fully appreciate what I was looking at. To be honest, I felt out of place in India, like an intruder. I wish I had learnt more about the places I was about to visit, I could have gained a lot more from that trip than I did...
Really interesting article, thank you!
Hi Sara, Thanks so much for reading! I know, India's aesthetic can be incredibly overpowering, can't it? I always feel that on a certain level it will never be possible for those of us who are outside of the tradition to appreciate what it all really means. This is partly because so many of the images are made for reasons beyond simply what they portray, or whether or not they appeal to our sense of beauty; as I tried to explore in the article, these images have power and meaning that goes beyond simply what you can see.... Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.