I was thrilled to have been invited by The MacDowell Colony to give a talk at MacDowell Downtown this past week. I presented “In Search of Mandalas: An Artist’s Journey through the Indian Himalayas.” What an awesome audience and first opportunity to share my Fulbright experience and research!
MacDowell is a renowned artist’s residency where writers, visual artists, composers, choreographers, and architects may go to have undisturbed time to work in their cabin studios in the beautiful woods of New Hampshire. It was wonderful to reconnect with the lovely MacDowell staff and local community, while also meeting the current fellows in residence.
Even though I’ve been back now from India for a few months, the experience is still very much percolating. I’m sure it will be for a long time to come. India was so rich with sights, sounds, customs, concepts, rituals, history, etc., that it will probably be an enduring seepage into my psyche here at home in the U.S. Articulating my research through presenting images and findings not only fulfills the cultural exchange portion of my grant, but also helps me to assimilate what I’ve learned on my journey.