The Liminal State In the Tibetan Book of the Dead, we are told that there are six states of existence between death and rebirth. Together, these six states are referred to as The Liminal State. This series began to take shape while rereading the Tibetan Book of the Dead after losing a loved one. The intermediate Liminal State is the pathway from death of corporeal self to rebirth of pure consciousness. In this series, each of the six intermediate states – called “Bardos” – has a color representation:
-The 1st Bardo of This Life
-The 2nd Bardo of Meditation
-The 3rd Bardo of the Dream
-The 4th Bardo of Dying
-The 5th Bardo of Dharmata
-The 6th Bardo of Existence
Building these pieces with natural elements [glass and sand] and marrying them with the unnatural or manmade [paint and epoxy resin]. This new series is visceral and textural. The pieces adhere – just barely – to the convention of wall hangings, but they creep past their edges, becoming sculptural and suggestive of something beyond the obvious. Above all else I am a maker, I add and subtract to find a moment of grace.

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State mixed media
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1st Bardo Set
mixed media
6 12"x48" panels

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Silver Dust, Gold Leaf, Resin, Oil & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Slanted & Enchanted [the 1st bardo]
2015
Glass, Silver Dust, Gold Leaf, Resin, Oil & Enamel on Birch Panel
48"x12"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Astral Weeks [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
48"x12"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Silver Dust, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Daydream Nation [the 3rd bardo]
2015
Glass, Silver Dust, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
48"x12"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin, German Glitter Galss & Enamel on Birch Panel
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All Things Must Pass [the 4th bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin, German Glitter Galss & Enamel on Birch Panel
48"x12"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Gold Leaf, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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After The Gold Rush [the 5th bardo]
2015
Glass, Gold Leaf, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
48"x12"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Sand, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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A Love Supreme [the 6th bardo]
2015
Glass, Sand, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
48"x12"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State
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2nd Bardo Set

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin, Gold Leaf, Oil and Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotEither/Or [the 1st bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin, Gold Leaf, Oil and Enamel on Birch Panel
10"x10"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin, Oil and Enamel on Birch Panel
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Oh, Inverted World [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin, Oil and Enamel on Birch Panel
10"x10"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Graphite Flake, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotLonesome Dreams [the 3rd bardo]
2015
Glass, Graphite Flake, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
10"x10"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin, German Glitter Glass & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotThe Last Waltz [the 4th bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin, German Glitter Glass & Enamel on Birch Panel
10"x10"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Gold Leaf, Shattered Glass, Resin and Enamel on Birch Panel
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My Aim Is True [the 5th bardo]
2015
Gold Leaf, Shattered Glass, Resin and Enamel on Birch Panel
10"x10" = 16"x15" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Shattered Glass, Sand, Microbeads, Gold Leaf,  Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Lust For Life [the 6th bardo]
2015
Shattered Glass, Sand, Microbeads, Gold Leaf, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
10"x10"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State
3rd Bardo Set

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Gold Leaf, Microbeads, German Glitter Glass, Enamel & Resin on Birch Panel
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Sold DotNine Types Of Light [the 1st bardo]
2015
Glass, Gold Leaf, Microbeads, German Glitter Glass, Enamel & Resin on Birch Panel
8"x8" = 16"x15" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin, Acrylic Ink, Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotLadies and Gentleman We Are Floating in Space [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin, Acrylic Ink, Enamel on Birch Panel
8"x8" =12"x12" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Silvered pebbles, Glass, Resin and Enamel on Birch Panel
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Lost In The Dream [the 3rd bardo]
2015
Silvered pebbles, Glass, Resin and Enamel on Birch Panel
8"x8" = 11"x12" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Interference, Oil, Resin & Enamel oh Birch Panel
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Sold DotWish You Were Here [the 4th bardo]
2015
Interference, Oil, Resin & Enamel oh Birch Panel
8"x8"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Gold Leaf, Glass, Enamel & Resin on Birch Panel
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It Still Moves [the 5th bardo]
2015
Gold Leaf, Glass, Enamel & Resin on Birch Panel
8"x8" = 12"x13" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Shattered Glass, Sand, Microbeads, Gold Leaf,  Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
Sold DotTournament of Hearts [the 6th bardo]
2015
Shattered Glass, Sand, Microbeads, Gold Leaf, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
8"x8"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State
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3rd Bardo Set
2015

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Shattered Glass, Oil, Resin on Birch Panel
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Sold DotGrace [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Shattered Glass, Oil, Resin on Birch Panel
6"x6"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Oil, Enamel, German Glitter Glass on Birch Panel
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Ghost on Ghost [the 4th bardo]
2015
Oil, Enamel, German Glitter Glass on Birch Panel
6"x"6

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Gold Leaf, Enamel & Resin on Birch Panel
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Sold DotTurn On The Bright Lights [the 5th bardo]
2015
Gold Leaf, Enamel & Resin on Birch Panel
6"x6" = 10"x9"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Resin, Enamel, German Glitter Glass on Birch Panel
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Sold DotThe Reflektor [the 6th bardo]
2015
Resin, Enamel, German Glitter Glass on Birch Panel
6"x6"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin, Enamel, and Oil on Birch Panel
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Halcyon [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin, Enamel, and Oil on Birch Panel
24"x24"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Gold Leaf, Resin,  & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Power, Corruption and Lies [the 5th bardo]
2015
Glass, Gold Leaf, Resin, & Enamel on Birch Panel
24"x24"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Interference, Resin, and Enamel on Birch Panel
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The Voyager [the 4th bardo]
2015
Interference, Resin, and Enamel on Birch Panel
24"x24"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State German Glitter Glass, Interference, Resin, and Enamel on Birch Panel
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Strange Trails [the 4th bardo]
20"x20"
German Glitter Glass, Interference, Resin, and Enamel on Birch Panel
20"x20"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State German Glitter Glass and Enamel on Birch Panel
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In A Silent Way [the 4th bardo]
2015
German Glitter Glass and Enamel on Birch Panel
20"x20"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Blank Generation [The 4th bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
8"x8" = 9"x9" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass and Resin on Birch Panel
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Our Endless Numbered Days [the 4th bardo]
2015
Glass and Resin on Birch Panel
12"x12"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Gold Leaf, Acrylic Ink, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotIs This It? [the 1st bardo]
2015
Gold Leaf, Acrylic Ink, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
12"x12"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State
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The EP's

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotCandy [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
4"x4" = 6"x6" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotA Day In The Life [The 1st bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
5"x5"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Shattered Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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In My Eyes [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Shattered Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
4"x4"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State German Glitter Glass, Interference & Resin on Birch Panel
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Sold DotVenus In Furs [the 3rd bardo]
2015
German Glitter Glass, Interference & Resin on Birch Panel
4"x4" = 5"x7" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Acrylic Ink, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotBecome What You Are [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Acrylic Ink, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
5"x5"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Silvered Pebbles, Glass Shards, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotMoonage Daydream [the 3rd bardo]
2015
Silvered Pebbles, Glass Shards, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
4"x4" = 7.5"x7" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotCelebrate The New Dark Age [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
4"x4" = 8"x8" with flange

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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The Sea & The Rhythm [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
5"x5"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sold DotThe Modern Age [the 2nd bardo]
2015
Glass, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
4"x4"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Glass Shards, Resin, Enamel on Birch Panel
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Sea Change [the 4th bardo]
2015
Glass Shards, Resin, Enamel on Birch Panel
6"x6"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Oil, Enamel, German Glitter Glass on Birch Panel
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You Are Free [the 4th bardo]
2015
Oil, Enamel, German Glitter Glass on Birch Panel
6"x6"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Oil, Enamel, Resin, German Glitter Glass and Interference on Birch Panel
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White Light/White Heat [the 4th bardo]
2015
Oil, Enamel, Resin, German Glitter Glass and Interference on Birch Panel
6"x6"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Oil, Enamel, Resin, German Glitter Glass and Interference on Birch Panel
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Sold DotDisintegration [the 4th bardo]
2015
Oil, Enamel, Resin, German Glitter Glass and Interference on Birch Panel
8"x8"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Oil, Enamel, Resin, German Glitter Glass and Interference on Birch Panel
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Sold DotIf The Light Takes Us [the 4th bardo]
2015
Oil, Enamel, Resin, German Glitter Glass and Interference on Birch Panel
8"x8"

Kristin Schattenfield-Rein The Liminal State Shattered Glass, Oil, Microbeads, Gold Leaf,  Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
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Substance [the 6th bardo]
2015
Shattered Glass, Oil, Microbeads, Gold Leaf, Resin & Enamel on Birch Panel
6"x6"