Sacred Geometry: Across the Silk Road
Weekly Course with Tiffani Gyatso
(RECORDINGS AVAILABLE)
8 Classes | 90 minutes
Part One: Thursdays September 17 • September 24 • October 1 • October 8
Part Two: WEDNESDAYS NOVEMBER 18 • NOVEMBER 25 • DECEMBER 2 • DECEMBER 9
This course is offered live on Zoom.
Each class will be recorded and shared with registered participants of the class.
The recordings will be available to watch at any time.
Time:
10AM | Los Angeles
1PM | New York
2PM | Sao Paulo
6PM | London
7PM | Rome
From a honeycomb to the bud of a flower to the neural network of the brain, all forms of life are composed of intricate patterns underlined by a basic matrix. Everything in the universe is connected. Through Sacred Geometry we can trace patterns of Creation and by contemplating it we can relax our sense of unity in the perfection of chaos and order.
Sacred Geometry is a vision - by understanding life through all of its creation, we realize that sacredness is all around us, from the new formation of a life cell to the decomposing organic bodies. Drawing geometry aligns our mental function, our emotional hearts and the energy of action to the purpose of opening to that sacred space, beauty and serenity.
In this weekly course, we will learn the construction of basic geometry going through all division of two to twelve. In each of our four meetings we will be guided step by step through the process of starting the drawing of a mandala from a blank paper through the coloring.
In Across the Silk Road we will learn the principles of geometric construction and how to combine repeating motifs to create a beautiful tessellation as it is done with big panels and tiles. All mandalas are inspired by the deep wisdom and vision of the Middle Eastern traditions, which is elaborated in its architecture and various expressions of art from Morocco all the way to India.
Materials Required for Course:
Letter size paper or bigger of 100gr or more (thickness)
One mechanical pencil; two HB pencils; one 4B pencil; one black pen
Pencil sharpener & eraser
Transparent ruler
Compass of your choice
A kitchen spoon
4 sheets of tracing paper
Tape
Watercolor pencils and/or watercolor paints.
Detailed Program
Session 1 | Moroccan Pattern
Today we will learn about a 6-fold pattern found in murals across Morocco, great fun to draw and to tile together, and in the end to be able to paint it with the combination of colors white, black, green and orange colors, creating a visual contrast.
Session 2 | Turkish Pattern
Today we will learn about the 12-fold pattern found in murals across Turkey, practicing to paint it with vivid blue and green colors which give a fresh feeling in a place of so much heat.
Session 3 | Indian Pattern
Today we will learn about an 8-fold pattern found in murals across India and learn to paint it in the reds and magentas inspired by the colorful people of the Rajasthani deserts.
Session 4 | Uzbekistani Pattern
Today we will look again at a 6-fold pattern found across Uzbekistan, and paint it in a variety of deep earthly colors.
About our Teacher:
Tiffani Gyatso is an artist from Brazil who focused her studies on the sacred expressions of art from different cultures. She specialized in traditional Tibetan Thangka painting, which she learned in India at the Norbulingka Institute from the years 2003-2006 and later furthered her studies at the Prince School of Traditional Arts in London where she studied sacred Geometry of the Middle East. Today she runs her own art retreat center at the Atelier YabYum at the mountains of Brazil and guides art groups to India and Nepal.
