Art and Ceramics

Item Description

Gurmi Lama
Prayer Wheel
Wood, metal, pvc pipe and acrylic paint

Size: 10 x 6.5 inches

Notes: Prayer Wheel contains The four colors, found in prayer flags from the Himalayas, representing the four elements of the universe: blue symbolizes sky or space, white air or wind, red fire, green water, and yellow the earth.

The Tibetan word on the wheel (zhi-bde) is the Tibetan/Sherpa word for Peace.
The wheel is traditionally spun clockwise.

Artist Bio: Gurmi Lama grew up with his grandmother Dhaku in Solukhumbu, the Mt. Everest region of Nepal. In his teens he received training in thanka painting from his father and continued to develop as a primarily self-taught artist. For two years, he had the opportunity to study contemporary art with Manuj Babu Mishra, one of the finest painters in Nepal. Gurmi graduated from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and also studied in England. In Nepal, he taught thanka painting to many local students as well as those from other countries, both as apprentices and in shorter courses. Gurmi worked for HIMLIT (Himalayan Literacy) as an artist from 1993-1995 in Kathmandu. He also worked for the Naropa University Study Abroad Program in Nepal for nine years as a thanka painting instructor. Eventually he developed a new technique of combining traditional methods and contemporary subjects to create a fusion art form. His art works are in private collections in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Recent commissions include color illustrations for The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (in Tibetan). Over the past 8 years in the US Gurmi has become well established as a skilled stonemason, and has an impressive portfolio of original projects designed in partnership with his relative, Lhakpa Lama, working in interlocked and dry-laid techniques. Gurmi has learned a lot from the stone itself and also from Lhakpa's patience! In recent years, especially in the winter when outdoor activity is slow, he has been assisting a glass artist in manufacturing handmade stained and dichroic glass functional items.

Artist Website: http://lamastonework.com

Handmade and painted by Gurmi Lama, artist from Nepal

lamastonework.com

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