On January 21st, 2014, Vlada Chirkova died in her home in Moscow, Russia. Vlada was a gifted thanka painter and dedicated student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu for many years. She was known to many in the Dzogchen Community for her talent and many of her beautiful thankas grace people’s homes all around the world.
Poem in memory of Vlada
vlada I don’t know yr. last
name, or what was yr. last name, how can
such a BIG girl no longer BE/ painting yr. silk thankas,
day & night, ‘ did I come fr. a rich family’ you wanted to
know, mostly we didn’t talk, but we sold together, at
so many retreats, poems & cards, scarves &
thankas, very good vibrations after
the teachings / devoted to your lines & forms, patiently
working on those manifold techniques, Vlada, I always thought
you’d be there, next to me, selling scarves & thankas
– Louise Landes – Levi
cld. Vlada be reborn as pupil of great painting master? who
knows what becomes of us — wishing you a beautiful
NEW MOON – X L. A LA LA HO
