I love when I find mandala-like patterns on our earthen creatures…in this case the malaclemys terrapin littoralis (more commonly known as the Texas diamondback terrapin) usually found from the middle of Louisiana to Corpus Christi, Texas.
Category: Animals/Critters
240 – Baby Coral Mandala
Aaaawwwww. Look at the cute little babies. I love their bright green fluorescent color and their round volcano-like structure with … More
230 – Horned Toad Mandala
Empathic psychic, Mystikka Jade, captured this photo of a very interesting creature: the horned toad. Along with her metaphysical activities, she … More
211 – Growing Wreath Mandala
Illinois artist and art educator, Jillian Dickson created this stunning piece of art entitled “Growing Wreath” using graphite, color pencils and a very creative imagination.
210 – Golden Eye Mandala
British photographer, Florence Bennett, captured this fantastic shot of a chameleon as it very slowly headed towards a heat lamp. I love how its whole body displays itself in cool colors of greens and teals and yet his eye radiates with the warm golden color of the lamp. What an intriguing creature!
208 – Sunflower Mandala
Laniesse of Corvallis captured this amazing up-close-and-personal photo of a bee doing its thing on this beautiful sunflower. While the whole flower (petals and all) certainly qualify as a mandala, the round center of the flower absolutely is so.
198 – Crow Mandala
Artist friend and colleague, Nina Ventra, created this very powerful animal spirit mosaic sculpture, “Crow Mandala”, as part of her mandala series. I love the heavy earthiness of this piece along with bold use of colors and patterns, upon patterns. It looks like something you would find exploring Aztec or Mayan ruins.
Mandala of the Day 