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.
Category: Mixed Media
195 – Sisters Mandala
My dear colouring friend, Michelle, is at it again with colouring mandalas. This time it’s the “Sisters” mandala from my Love and Light mandala coloring book. I always find her colourings to the delightful and insightful…so much so that I’ve showcased her colourings in previous MotD posts: 9, 15, 24, 86, 119, 142, 150, 159, 182.
182 – Follow the Bouncing Ball Mandala
My dear friend, Michelle, completed her delightful colouring of the “Follow the Bouncing Ball” mandala from my Guidance Mandala Coloring Book. I really appreciate her use of color in both a symmetrical and somewhat asymmetrical way; along with her use of mixed media: color pencils and metallic gel pens.
159 – Coloring Bee Mandala
You’ve heard of quilting bees…where a group of people work on a quilt together? Well this is a coloring bee…where a group of people sat down to color mandalas together.
158 – Tomaselli Mandala
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.
113 – Sadhu Mandala
What a compelling photograph by Mohd Irman Ismail as part of National Geographic’s Photo of the Day. When I spotted it earlier this week I just knew I wanted to showcase it on MotD.
76 – Celtic Mandala
Seemed only fitting on St. Patrick’s Day to showcase one of the many Celtic Mandalas I found while searching for today’s … More
