“Paper Art – Kuan Yin (7),” Print, 8″x11″, $5.99 Ea

After painting, drawing many images of Kuan Yin , who is the Buddhist Goddess of the Great Compassion , I wish to express the beauty and serenity of Kuan Yin with a different form. So, I tried it with the art of paper-cutting to create the beautiful image of Kuan Yin . Here is one of my creations. This image depicts an Armed Kuan Yin. The Armed Kuan Yin represents Kuan Yin’s role as protectress and combatant in the struggle against evil, demons and ignorance. At a deeper level, Kuan Yin’s weapon is used to symbolize the need to kill off the powers within one’s self which restrict the ability of the soul to rise above the material and mundane and reach towards the light of salvation offered by Kuan Yin.