While this looks like it could be a photo from a kaleidoscope, it’s actually a magnificent piece of tie dye art by Debbie Krell. Originally I thought this was a digital creation, however, when I read the FB post I found out differently.
Category: Functional Art
234 – Umaid Bhawan Mandala
This magnificent floor of Islamic design can be found in the lobby of the Umaid Bhawan Palace, located at Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India and photographed here by behome.com as part of their blog post: Objects We Love.
233 – Fishy Face Mandala
In an effort to inspire her young son, Miles, to eat his breakfast (and other meals), New York graphic designer and illustrator, Erin Jang came up with this brilliant idea: present his food as faces…now he “gobbles them up.”
232 – Chicago’s Mandalas
Back in the 1960’s when Marina City, designed by architect, Bertrand Goldberg, was first being built in Chicago, its towers were the first circular apartment buildings in history; as well as being both the tallest concrete structures and tallest residential towers in the world. “More importantly, they were an experiment in a new urban philosophy: building a city within a city.”
229 – Weaving Basket Mandala
Texas basket weaver, Donya Stockton, created this award-winning inter-weaving basket which, per her flickr site, received Best of Sculpture at the Southwest School of Art Annual Faculty and Student Exhibition 2011 and [was] accepted to Latitude, Convergence 2012 in Long Beach, California.
223 – Halls Hill Labyrinth Mandala
Portland, Oregon builder of gardens, Jeffrey Bale, created this amazing 11-circuit stone labyrinth on Bainbridge Island in Washington State. Based on his blog site, he started this project around September 2013 and completed it around May 2014.
222 – Gold Medallion Mandala
This stunning gold ceiling medallion took my breath away when I first spotted it. The craftsmanship, the detailing, the patterns … More
Mandala of the Day 