Category: Buddha
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Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
The following collage is based on a work of art called “Bodhisattva of Compassion (Guanyin),” located in the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Asian Art wing. In searching for a verse to accompany the image, I was reminded of the following song lyrics: “Wake up the dawn and ask her why A dreamer dreams she never…
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It’s What’s Inside that Counts
Some believe that a girl should never give up a good apartment—not even for marriage. However, I didn’t get that particular memo until long after I’d already married (and long after I’d traded in my studio for a larger unit, sans the dazzling skyline view). Do I wish that I’d kept the place, so that…
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Pretty Things
Stained glass window in the Philadelphia Art Museum Sculpture in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum Advertisement for the Rembrandt “Faces of Jesus” exhibit at the Philadelphia Art Museum Buddha sculpture in (you guessed it) the Philadelphia Art Museum Mother Mary figurine in front of St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in the East Falls neighborhood of…
Virtually Gina 