Indianapolis-based Jamie Locke created this mandala* to serve as a reminder, especially in these historically unprecedented times, that love, kindness, and compassion are key to moving forward towards justice, equality, equity, and oneness … to live together as one race, the human race. The artwork was donated to the Little Flower community after appearing for a year as a temporary installation with Indy Art & Seek, a 2020 project of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Keep Indianapolis ... view more »
Indianapolis-based Jamie Locke created this mandala* to serve as a reminder, especially in these historically unprecedented times, that love, kindness, and compassion are key to moving forward towards justice, equality, equity, and oneness … to live together as one race, the human race. The artwork was donated to the Little Flower community after appearing for a year as a temporary installation with Indy Art & Seek, a 2020 project of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful.
*Sanskrit for “circle,” an object of meditation intended to assist in one’s spiritual development
Jamie Locke is best known for her intricate hand-carved mandalas on wood, metal, glass and leather. A self-taught artist, Jamie is adept at taking a vision and turning it into reality. Her strength is in her hunger for creating, and exploring different methods and mediums, always bearing in mind that in the creative process the vision sometimes evolves into something completely unexpected. “For me, the process of creating a mandala is always one of inspired revelation, elemental surprise, and pure bliss.”
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