The painting, "Master's Shoes and Fan," hangs in the Hsihu Center in Formosa and depicts the shoes and fan of the artist, Supreme Ching Hai. They stand alone in the painting to represent Her sorrow and the profound meaning that She wanted to convey when She created this picture. These objects only represent their owner, who is absent. One must use one's heart to appreciate this painting in order to understand the subtle, implied teachings that it conveys.
The International artist and world spiritual leader, Supreme Ching Hai was born in Au Lac. Later in life, She left home in order to find ultimate enlightenment. Supreme Ching Hai has never had any formal artistic training; however, because of Her spiritual practice, Her talents have fully bloomed. Her paintings, produced with heavenly skill, have delighted the world and reflect Her feelings about truth, virtue and beauty. Her paintings are created in oil, pastel and pencil. She paints because She enjoys it without any desire for worldly gain or fame. She shares Her art in order to inspire us to rediscover our own inborn creative nature.