creating mandalas 🔆 awakening inner harmony
Artist Brian Dettmer carved out details in a set of encyclopedias and put them all together to form this delightful mandala-like piece of art. What would otherwise be an outdated set of books now becomes a visual merry-go-round of images that flash before us, giving us the world in pictures instead of words.
I first learned of collage/painter Fred Tomaselli while at our local library. Spotting a mandala image on the cover of a large art book entitled “Fred Tomaselli” caught my eye. I checked it out and checked it out. His art is vibrant and powerful…and so different from anything I had seen before. He uses a variety of traditional art media along with conventional materials…like photos, vegetation and even pills.
Artist Virginia Fleck created this mandala masterpiece with two things: plastic bags and tape. Normally we would just toss these bags into the trash; Virginia, on the other hand, saw their potential and created a whole series of plastic bag mandalas.
When I first spotted Jonathan Fuller’s art, I thought he used paper to create it. Upon closer inspection I realized that he uses sea glass he collects along the coastline of Cornwall in the UK where he lives.
For MotD number 100, I wanted to showcase something special…important. When I found this image, I knew I had the perfect one for today.
It represents the geometry of a cross section of human DNA…that stuff of which we humans are made. While the science behind this image is fascinating, for the purposes of today’s post, I want to focus on the art and beauty of it.
When I see images of nature-inspired mandalas, it takes my breath away. The little kid voice in me says “I wanna do that!”
And that was my reaction yet again when I found today’s MotD from photographer & land artist, Dietmar Voorwold, and his remarkable land art creations. My biggest challenge was figuring out which of his pieces to showcase…they all are spectacular.
At first glance this may seem like an odd choice for the Mandala of the Day. However upon closer inspection you’ll notice why I chose it. Jane Perkins, an artist in found things (her words), re-created Vermeer’s most beautiful painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring, into this stunning piece of art using mostly round buttons and other round found items.
Mandala of the Day 