Talented Pat!
Pat is a talented seamstress/tailor. Once she gets her hands on any fabric, she will do wonders with it. She is the chief seamstress/tailor at our Kechara Saraswati Arts dept. She works hard, and very dedicated. I am happy to have her with us. On her free time she does EXTRA dharma work too.
Here’s Pat in the Tsem Ladrang kitchen. She is doing all day cooking for the last Liaison’s Meeting. Liaisons gather once a month to have meetings, updates and decisions for all of Kechara House. Pat appreciates them very much and has volunteered to cook in the kitchen for liaisons. How very caring and loving of Pat. I rejoiced when I heard the news.
Thank you for caring so much Pat!!
Tsem Rinpoche
I like this picture of Vivian and Pat in KSA. Such a nice warm picture….thank you ladies for dedicating yourself to others through Dharma!!!! You set a great example on many levels!!
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Pat is like all what you all said, a gem for Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA). Her hands seem to work wonders and mircales all the time.
Pat is a greast teacher to me in teaching me how to sew, she is exceptionally patient.
Pat works quietly and very hard always, meeting deadlines and I applaude her dedication in her work. She is indeed a GEM for KSA and Kechara!
Hi Pat, is my robes ready for fitting yet? Dont be alarmed I was just kidding. Just like Lily Ng, Pat is also very devoted to KSA. The difference is Pat is a full time staff while Lily Ng was a volunteer until a week ago when she joined KSA full time. I use to go to KSA to volunteer rolling mantras once a week. During this time I got to know her better and not just hello and good bye affair.I percieve her as a very motherly figure. She is always welcoming her visitors who come to KSA with a broad smile. Then will always be at the door to send you off irespective of whether you are a newby or oldie or just a customer. I also notice she is every ready to help in any departments that need help in their activites. She is also a great asset to KSA.she is an all rounder. She paints. she beads, she roll mantras, she sews decorative brocades for Ritual Items. And even Thangkas and Rinpoche’s robes with Nepali’s taylor help. Keep your good qualities up Pat!
It seems obvious that Pat’s love for Dharma inspired her to be so devoted to her work at Kechara Saraswati Arts, partcularly in her unique designing of clothing for the sacred statues wealth vases and bhumpas. Being multi tasking and talented, coupled with her expert mantra cutting ad rolling skills, painting of statues, skilful choice of crystals and matching of precious stones in statues. She can be considered a valuable asset to Uncle Kechara House Organisation.
What a fantastic example of the energy we can have and should all have for Dharma work. Enough said for me…
Losang Dragpa, at your feet, I pray.
Pat’s one of many Kechara’s Wonder Women – warm, kind, multi talented and with such a great generous heart.
Spark-Ling described Pat absolutely so well! She does come in a package of wonderful things!
Pat comes in a package – a bundle of joy, infectious laughter, sheer encouragement, and oozes loves and friendship…
It is a joy to be around her, you can feel her vibrant energy and her focussed on the creating works of art which are so cleverly planned and executed. She makes everything much simpler and is very encouraging with her gestures and words, from teaching how to roll mantras, to sanding and painting statues and to doing beading and sewing.
No matter if you are all toes, you will feel that under her, there is still hope for you to learn and sew, pick up the crystals and be able to stick skillfully, mix and match the right colours for painting, a teacher and a friend to all!
Multi-tasking, multi-talented, and going beyond the call of duty, Pat is an asset!
From working alongside with a famous designer, Pat has chosen to be with Kechara Saraswati Arts; a job that she so devotedly handled with great care and love.
Pat is a pleasant, gentle and soft spoken lady who is very creative and coming out with new ideas to beautify statues, stupas, wealth vases, bumpa etc. She can never say “No” or “Cannot” when a request is sent in to KSA. Many times, I have requested her to do something that my customers needed urgently and she will rush and oversees that the work is done within dateline.
Pat, you are a gem in KSA and you welcome everyone with your warm, sweet smile!!!
Pat is talented and just like Janice said, Pat believes everyone has a hidden talent. I remember visiting KSA many years back and was amazed at Pat’s work. I stood next to her, watching her work on the little, brocade outfit for Lama Tsongkhapa. It’s the cutest!! (if that’s the right word to use) It’s so small, yet looks so regal. That’s when Pat turned to me and said, “you can learn to do this too, i can teach you.”
I’m very proud of Pat, Vivian and all the crew in KSA. Your work, dedication and effort puts us on the map as the first Tibetan Art Studio in south east asia!
Thank you Pat for believing everyone has a hidden talent or skill that can be developed and providing your guidance. Pat has great creativity, she can sew and create beautiful things for your statue, your Bhumpa, your butter lamp, etc..just ask Pat and she will be more than happy to let you know the possibilities. Always smiling and taking care of everyone at KSA, whether food or drinks. Wonderful, beautiful person.
Whenever we get carried away, thinking that we have contributed much in Dharma, we should be HUMBLED by Pat’s effort; REJOICE wholeheartedly and be truly INSPIRED!
Yes, I agree with all said. Pat has an unstinting love for dharma and the people around her. She works hard and very meticulous too. She is a treasure to have, indeed.
I don’t think many people know this, but Pat also has to travel great distances to come to work each day, but she has done so for several years now, and uncomplainingly.
Pat used to work with a famous designer in the heart of KL – very glamorous job, one I used to most envy because she’d be knee deep every single day in beads and sequins and lots and lots of tulle… but it reallyw asn’t long before she decided to trade it all in for Dharma.
She’s really been one of the pioneers for KSA, especially in their sewing department and worked hard to get it to where it is. She’s also one of the very, very, very few people in the city who are skilled in traditional Tibetan techniques of sewing – we are proud of her, and I’m certainly proud to know her.
Pat is very talented and at the same time she is also very dedicated to her work at KSA. I met Pat for the 1st time a few months back when i went visiting at the KSA workshop at that time PAT hurts her hand and it seems the injuries was quite extensive judging by the bandage she had around her hand. What surprises me most was she is still there , at KSA still working or doing other works ! Amazing enough for some of us even when we hurt a toe we might have skip work or report sick to our superior.
We all can learn and take inspiration from PAT.