Kindred Spirits

Two kindred spirits; two souls in harmony.

Kindred spirits are like the sun and moon, a lock and a key, a mother and her child, a voice and its echo, they are parts of a ‘whole’, they bring meaning to our lives. Kindred spirits are not bound by time and space. Their existence, past or present, makes us whole. They are precious because they allow us to love unconditionally - making our existences bigger than the confines of our own selfishness.

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Sacred geometry is the study of spiritual meaning in various spatial arrangements. In the concentric structure of mandalas, the circle represents the wholeness of an individual - the self, and the square represents the Cartesian dimensions, or one’s surrounding. The mandala describes the awareness of how we, as conscious beings, relate to our cosmos, our world. 

Jacqueline Shiu uses Chinese classical, Tibetan Thangka, & French art nouveau motifs in her paintings to illustrate the truth, the good, and the beautiful. Geometric proportions & symmetry express dignity, righteousness, and order; organic lines & shapes embody the complexity and depth of human emotions; detail & intricacy reflect human dedication and perseverance; and flowers are symbolic of grace and perfection.