20x30 Collage on Canvas
The panda represents the Heart Chakra from ancient Hindu yoga practice. The Heart Chakra stands for our center of love for ourselves and others. Its focus is compassion, empathy, and forgiveness.
The panda also symbolizes peace and serenity. The black and white coloring of the panda symbolizes yin and yang, the balance that leads to harmony. Here among the bamboo in the panda’s natural habitat he sits in lush green freshness, peacefully dining on a stalk of bamboo.
This visualization of the panda was created at a time when the USA was divided in so many ways. Here you see depictions of race, class, and the standard of beauty just some of the issues of the day. There is a heart in the center of the collage that is a divided map of the United States. From within a happy couple emerges stating that love conquers all.