Catherine Eaton Skinner: 108
By Elizabeth Brown.
Description
The number 108, a potent symbol in Buddhism, Hinduism and other Eastern spiritual traditions, has inspired the work of Seattle-based abstract painter Catherine Eaton Skinner since 2004. Best known for her encaustic paintings incorporating natural imagery, Skinner’s Gya Gye (Tibetan for 108) and related series represent dramatic experimentation in form, process and viewer engagement. Informed by extensive travels in Bhutan, India, Japan and elsewhere―along with her corresponding research into languages and philosophical systems―she expanded her mediums to include rope, fabric, glass, s...
ISBN(s)
1942185103, 9781942185109
