Projects

Cross-Cultural Collaboration with the Cuyamungue Institute

NGO Collaboration with Bharat Sevashram Sangha and the United Nations - Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)  

Working with the head monk, Swami Amarnathananda, of the New Jersey Chapter of Bharat Sevashram Sangha (BSS), a global humanitarian organization based in Calcutta, India (see the headquarters website: Bharat Sevashram Sangha | In Service to Humanity). The New Jersey Ashram is headed by our Senior Monk, Swami Amarnathananda (See Bharat Sevashram Sangha, NJ Chapter – 3490 Route 27, Kendall Park, NJ 08824). I

Collaboration with the Center for Christogenesis with Denise Tangney (Ph.D.), Bernice-Marie Daly (Ph.D.). 

Ecozoic Wisdom Circle Collaboration with Di Shearer Ph.D. on Ecozoic Wisdom Circles 
– Eco-zoic Wisdom Circles are small groups of people committed to four foci identified by Thomas Berry. These are:
• the wisdom of indigenous peoples the world over,
• the wisdom of ancient religious systems both institutional and the free-flowing wisdom of
spiritual practices in parallel to these and largely lying hidden,
• the wisdom of women across cultures, and
• the wisdom of science especially as new advances in cosmology, mathematics and newly
formed field of scientific enquiry take shape and contribute to traditional forms.

 

"I Am Rising"

2024 GR8 Works  Fundraising Art Show, West Windsor Art, West Windsor, NJ
– Created an 8″ x 8″ acrylic and paper image on canvas “I Am Rising”. Inspired by the art and poetry of Khalil Gibran, this piece expresses an enchanted allurement towards a deeper mystery present in Nature. 

"There's a river flowing in my soul..."

2023 Shadfest Poster Contributor – Lambertville, NJ

– Created a poster “There’s a River Flowing in My Soul” for the Jim Hamilton Scholarship Fund as part of this year’s festivities at the Lambertville Shad Festival 

"Starry, Starry Shad"

2024 Shadfest Poster Contributor – Lambertville, NJ

– Created a poster “Starry, Starry Shad”  for the Jim Hamilton Scholarship Fund as part of this year’s festivities at the Lambertville Shad Festival 

“Always and everywhere, it is the Universe that holds together all beings, and is the activating power in every activity” — Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme

This piece expresses the Shad’s longing (and our longing) for connection with the Cosmos.