Tag: Mandalas
-
Mandala 2 06/27/23
“In flight” I’ll admit it. Airplanes make me nervous. Do I push through? Absolutely.
-
Mandala 6/27/23
“Waiting for departure” A delayed flight, coupled with a fierce determination to do something productive; one sketch pad, a pack of colorful gel pens, and a novel later, I sat down to read. A few chapters of “Cloud Cuckoo Land” (by Anthony Doerr) later, filled with growing anticipation, I shifted to the sketch pad. I…
-
Mandala 01/08/23
It’s been years since I have created, much less finished a mandala. My preferred medium of the past would have been black Sharpie on white canvas or white sketchbook paper. Upon entering the local Michael’s something different came to mind. I picked up a pack of black canvases to my own astonishment, in addition to…
-
Mandala 5-9-17
“Love and Crisis” – Mandalas drawn in the midst of crisis always seem to be the most interesting. I can recall my exact mental state and where I was when adding to each of these rings. When I had created the center outwards the flower like petals, I was in a relationship, yet concerned something…
-
Mandala 1-22-17
1-22-17 – “Unity” This piece holds a lot of symbolism. The middle part came easily for me and I love how it had a quality of movement to it. However, once I completed the black ring, I became dissatisfied with the whole thing and almost moved on. Somehow I brought it back from there, however…
-
Mandala 8-29-16
8/29/16 – “Manifestation: Learning and Growing” This was the first mandala that I created on a canvas. I realized that sharpie performs wonderfully well on this type of medium and it looks even more sharp than the drawing paper I was using previously. The intention I set for this mandala was “Manifestation, Learning and Growing.”…
-
Mandala 7-29-16
7-29-16 “Wholeness” I started this mandala around the same time as the last one that I posted a few weeks back. It is obvious to me when looking back at this one that my mind state had shifted dramatically. I love the center of this mandala, especially the vibration coming forth from the earth. This…
-
Mandala 6-30-16
6/30/16 – “Communication” Clearly I was on a role creating Mandalas during the month of June. I had found a new release and I felt as though I was onto something. I started out with the intention of “communication.” I had no idea how I was going to convey that, but hey, art flows in…
-
Mandala 6-11-16
6-11-16 – “Oasis Amongst Chaos” I finished up this mandala shortly after I had just finished my second one. I was utilizing heavy sketch book paper, pencil and sharpie. I decided to utilize my compass on this one to create the circles. After I created the center (I always start in the center and work…
-
Mandala 6/5/16
6/5/16 – “Growth” Mandalas are circular designs that reflect the wholeness of the person creating them. According to Carl Jung, “a mandala is the psychological expression of the totality of self.” Jung a Swiss psychiatrist, discovered the significance of mandalas through his own inner work. “I sketched every morning in a notebook, a small circular…
Rays Up! 