December 11th-13th, US full moon).
Celebrating the full moon day of Laurie M.’s western life on the 11th of December with a large offering created in the morning in the temple at the homestay in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Laurie M.’s Balinese familie’s blessings and words of gratitude throughout the next three days of the installation for blessing them so. Created with flowers used for ritual ceremonies in Bali. 153 mitir flowers for the four petaled lotus flower perimeter, additionally pacah (mixture interior of lotus flower), kamboja (red and yellow), cempaka (white and yellow), tunjung(red), rampe or pandan (green in center of lotus offering, five lotus flowers, frangapini. A golden snail made of mitir flowers in the exact location in the temple Laurie M. saw Golden Snail Number One on her first full moon ceremony in 2018 in Bali. An expansion offering on a wish of hers that is based in a larger body of work. The first 3D manifestation of that concept Laurie M. Has been creating in sketches for over a year since her initial introduction to Bali, 9’ 7” x 9’ 7”.
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Laurie M. was the first person to arrive early in the morning to meditate at Pura Saraswati. The gates still closed and the purification with a smoke machine filling the entire area within. Once the gates were opened, Laurie M. was welcomed in by a security officer dressed in full uniform. Three white lotus flowers, two purple lotus flowers, cempaka flowers , kamboja flowers, three shells, 100000 IDR, incense, offering vessel made of palm arranged upon large lotus flower mosaic in front of the Pura Saraswati, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia for morning meditation on 12_18_2019, starting at 7:01 a.m. and ending at 7:26 a.m. 8’ 9”, x 13’ 1/4”.
Paper, wood hanger, natural fibers, true Indigo pigment made with Sanur water, gold pigment, Phoenix envelope, 11 3/4” x 15 1/2”, Fabriano paper, 16” x 24”, January 27th, 2020, Ubud, Bali. 2020, Ubud, Bali.
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Stones collected from Lake Superior, Square cut nails, Tibetan incense, pills, printed textile, 2019.
© Photo 2019 Laurie M.
Three stones from Lake Superior, gold pigment, 2018.
© Photo 2019 Laurie M.