Artisan Craftsperson

Join Odiyan's sacred art team in unique and historic large-scale Buddhist art projects.  Includes handcrafting with metal (welding and shaping), concrete (rounded and decorative forms), , clay (sculpting, firing, and assembly), woodworking or sewing with brocade and other fine fabrics. 

Applicants must be physically strong and with some experience in using tools in any trade.

Includes: 

• Free home-cooked vegetarian meals and beverages

• Free housing in a large room with a balcony, one roommate.

• Free WI-FI and domestic phone calls

• Free skill training in a wide range of trades and traditional arts

• Access to a healthy setting of nature, hiking trails, wide-open spaces, sacred beauty, fresh air, clean water, and nutritious food

• Living allowance of $200 per month/$300 after one year.

• Opportunities for meditation, mantra, Buddhist practices, and classes.

Buddhist Sacred Art projects for 2025

• Large-scale Ceramic Buddhist Art: A monumental creation in red terracotta clay. Buddhist Stupas are sacred monuments that represent and activate harmonious and healing forces in the world. 

• Large-scale Bronze Statue: Odiyan foundry will produce a detailed and impressive 30 ft. Buddhist statue in bronze.  This project has been in the works for 3 years, and now comes to fruition with the final intense stage of pouring bronze, welding and finishing. 

• Buddhist Sacred Art Installation: Work in the creative realm of art installation, both outdoors and in the temples. Provides an opportunity to experience and learn a wide range of skills including metalwork and welding, woodwork, decorative casting and finishing in concrete, sublimation printing on fabric, ceramics, and aluminum, and more.

Program length: We prefer the full season of 8 months, minimum commitment is 6 months.  Start dates are anytime in May, June or July 2025.

Living and working at Odiyan is a physically active lifestyle where gaining self-knowledge and giving to a higher vision are honored values.