I am excited to share a new project I am working on. Arts.Based.Conversation for peacebuilding. It’s a research project on interfaith dialogue based on seeing and knowing. Let me know what you think at seb138@duke.edu https://abcforpeace.wordpress.com
Author Archives: Sujatha
India’s 75th Republic Day! (Jan 26th)
India’s 75th Republic Day!!! (January 26th 2024) Once again I prayed, Tagore’s prayer/poem Gitanjali 35 Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;Where knowledge is free;Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;Where words come out from the depth of truth;Where tireless striving stretches itsContinueContinue reading “India’s 75th Republic Day! (Jan 26th)”
Upcoming Event!
Join me if you are in the NC area. NO prior artistic skill or experience is required. register at https://nccumw.org/2023/11/12/2024-spiritual-growth-retreat/
Prayer is the greatest interpreter of Hope
In February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine. Destruction of lives and property led me to my knees. In the summer of 2022, I prayed earnestly for Ukraine and Russia with my paintbrush. The result was Sunflowers and Chamomiles, the national flowers of Ukraine and Russia, respectively. My heart was particularly drawn toContinueContinue reading “Prayer is the greatest interpreter of Hope”
Book review
How Societies Remember by Paul Connerton book-report-how-societies-rememberDownload
Humans are like trees
In this post, I consider the Biblical metaphor of Humans as trees… (I will flesh this out soon, but if you have any more to add or questions about some thoughts here do share them in the comments section below or on the FB page ) Psalm 1 – We are created to be likeContinueContinue reading “Humans are like trees”
Chosen!
First and Last name: Sujatha Balasundaram Image Title: Chosen Original Artwork Size: 8.5″ x 11″ Medium: Pen and Ink drawings using Madhubani folk art style Statement: Chosen is drawing in Madhubani folk art style. It depicts the “chosen” woman as the bride being carried in a palanquin. She is the woman who chooses to be theContinueContinue reading “Chosen!”
Selah Art goes to Yale University
Yale University has accepted artistic contributions for The Graduate Conference in Religion and Ecology for the first time. The conference will be held on March 3rd. I turned in two artworks amidst a hectic schedule of papers, readings, and exams. I am thrilled to bits and humbled that God would use these works in thisContinueContinue reading “Selah Art goes to Yale University”
Potter of Creation, Bhajju Shyam
Genesis 1: 26 – Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing thatContinueContinue reading “Potter of Creation, Bhajju Shyam”
Created to Bloom, Sujatha Balasundaram
Genesis 1: 26 – Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing thatContinueContinue reading “Created to Bloom, Sujatha Balasundaram”