for Marina

Ellen Wery writes:  I have made some prayer flags to honor a dear friend's sister in her fight against breast cancer.  Hopefully they will bring her hope and encouragement in the coming days.  

Get Well Flags

Moira  Hill sends this update: "Here are all the flags together - I've sent them to my friend, and they're now hanging in his hospital room -  he's had the bone marrow transplant and doing well! He will be in the hospital for a few more days and then will need 3 months of follow-up care. 

I left room on the last flag ("May I be happy") for people to write on it what makes them happy. He says that everyone who sees the flags is cheered by them." 

Prayer Flag Exhibition

Jane LaFazio here. thanks to those who posted pics of the Oceanside Museum of Art exhibition  I thought you'd like to see the signage too with special mention of our Vivika Hansen DeNegre.

More from the OMA Exhibit

Linda here, thought I would share more photos from the Prayer Flag Project exhibit at OMA from yesterday's visit.  Hope you get a chance to see it!

photos from the OMA exhibit

Ileen here...for those of you that sent prayer flags to the Oceanside Museum of Art, here are a few photos of the reception and opening of the Prayer Flag Project and Quilt National. 

Flags for OMA's exhibit

Two more prayer flags by Jamie Fingal for the exhibit at the Oceanside Museum of Art 'Courage for the Journey'

'Remember Who You Are'

finding happiness

Jeanelle McCall writes "Just finished some prayer flags that will be on the way to the Museum of East Texas. Traditionally, prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. The flags do not carry prayers to gods, a common misconception; rather, the prayers, wishes and good thoughts are blown by the wind, spreading good will and compassion far and wide.

All beings that are touched by the wind are uplifted and a little happier. The silent prayers are blessings spoken on the breath of nature. Just as a drop of water can permeate the ocean, prayers dissolved in the wind extend to fill all of space.May all beings everywhere
receive benefit and find happiness."

Joy!

H. Marie Murphy joins us with a flag for Joy! It will hang at the Oceanside Museum of Art.

more prayer flags for Oceanside Museum of Art!

Linda Friedman joins us on the blog today, with 7 prayer flags that she created to hang at the Oceanside Museum of Art. 
Linda writes: "Although I’ve been creating prayer flags ever since I first saw the Prayer Flag Project in Jane LaFazio’s blog, I had not signed on to be a member. Only yesterday did I figure out how to add The Prayer Flag Project gadget to my blog but once I did this, I instantly felt like a bona fide member of a world wide community linked by hearts filled with prayers for friends and loved ones and humanity at large. Since I live within a stone’s throw of the Oceanside Museum of Art, I grabbed 7 of the prayer flags I have made and took them to the museum today. To see each of the 7 flags with messages, check out my blog post today.

Yes, everyone. The museum is still accepting prayer flags and hanging them as they arrive. I hope everyone who submitted a flag will have the opportunity to see them flying in a tent formation overhead in the Oceanside Museum of Art lobby. The heartfelt messages are very moving and the variety of outstanding art seems limitless."

Safe

May we all feel safe and protected... has gone to the Oceanside Museum of Art for the Prayer Flag Project.  See Linda Miller's blog for more on her flag.

Still time to join in yourself! 

wander...

Believe by Stacy Hurt

Breathe by Stacy Hurt

Wander by Stacy Hurt

Family by Stacy Hurt

Stacy Hurt sends us these 4 lovely flags.

Joy

In the midst of grief and loss, I strive for JOY in my heart.  Her face just makes me smile.  And since it is not to late to send Prayer Flags to the Oceanside Museum of Art - this one is going in the mail today!    -- Jamie Fingal

Prayer Flags to hang at Oceanside Museum of Art

 
Jane LaFazio here. Here they are! The prayer flags created by people from all over the world, (many of them contributors to this blog) ready to be hung at the Oceanside Museum of Art! Here is the call to artists......and you can still send in flags. They said they would keep hanging them as they come in! The flags will hang from October 14 through December 31, 2012. Needless to say, I'll post photos of the exhibition as soon as I see it!

Tea and Comfort

Jamie Fingal - sometimes in life tea is the most comforting thing.  It is so soothing.  Wishing you comfort when you need it most.

My prayer flags on the wall in my new studio.  I've got a nice collection going and I think they watch over me.

Home Sweet Home

"Home Sweet Home" by Kim Tedrow

This flag was created for a swap hosted by Lenna Andrews (http://creativeswaps.blogspot.com). Read about how this flag was created and more about the swap at Kim's blog.

Peace for Children

Marilou Bain joins us with "Peace" and the Prayer is for Peace for Children prayer flag. She writes "I am a Grandmother and I would like to pray for Peace for all the children of the world and my grandchildren. It was created with a vintage image from the Graphics Fairy printed on fabric and hand stitched onto old scrap of fabric, trimmed in miscellaneous rayon hand-dyed seam binding, velvet millinery flower, rick rack and hand beaded with the word Peace beaded onto a scrap of sari silk, more beading and  a heart charm."

recovery

Juliet Ayer writes: "This is the new Prayer Flag for my friend Andy. He has one more week of radiotherapy to go for his prostate cancer, and is having a check-up tomorrow for his non-Hodgkins lymphoma which he is worried about, even though last time the specialist wasn't concerned at all. I know that he's getting a bit down about it all, and want him to keep believing that everything will be fine in the end, and that he will get better."

For a Friend in Transition

libbyQ here with my newest prayer flags.

if you would like to know more about these flags please feel free to visit my blog.

god bless.

join hands together

Anne Larsen sends us her "Join Hands Together" prayer flags

prayer flags with themes

jami moffett creates prayer flag sets with themes.