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Drawings of the meridian drawings.

Draping a sari, I did not have the right amount of material, or the correct type of material but this worked to give me the right idea.

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After the marbling experiment I decided to make collages using photocopies of the material along with magazine cut-outs. The shapes I cut out were from the shapes my body made when doing yoga.

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Next, I tried out yoga and outlined interesting shapes my body made. I found yoga very relaxing and it definitely put me in a better mood.

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Looking at crystal healing.

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Looking at Western vs. Sri Lankan medicine.

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Interviewing young females (ages 19-30) about their experiences with acupuncture.

Another interview with Dr Nihara Krause.

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I have decided that I want to focus on the spleen, not only because this is what was mainly focused on me in my acupuncture session, but also because it is said to help one with worry and stress.

In this series I put leavers on the acupressure points and put strings through them to see what drapings it would make,

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Next I got acupuncture done, this is my recording of the experience, along with my annotations of a book the acupuncturist gave to me.

here is a link to a song that sounded similar to the one that was playing when I got it done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkqnuxKj8Dk

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I had a look in an acupuncture shop in Kingston

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Next I tried Batiking as this is very popular in Sri Lanka. It took me many attempts but I succeeded in the end.

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My visit to the Buddhist temple along with a sound recording that I found calming whilst being there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0n3xKQiJ0s

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Here I decided to drape from the visual references of the meridians whilst also exploring layering, as I have discovered that this is something that is in trend in streetwear at the moment. 

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Draping from the meridians

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As mandala’s are used for calming purposes in Buddhism I decided to make my own out of using imagery from the face meridians. After this, I tried to apply the meridians on the body.

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Looking into Buddhism and mindfulness.

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Relaxed Jazz Drapes

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Learning about Buddhism