Life Guard Towers by Shannon Weber

361 – Natural Mixed Media Mandala

Cottage Grove mixed media artist, Shannon Weber, created these amazing art pieces from pieces of Mother Nature entitled “Life Guard Towers.” She used beaver sticks, knotless knitting, wax linen on found beach glass, and kelp bulbs: carved, stitched and woven. I love how her very creative imagination could take all of these individual pieces and put them all together in such delightful ways.

Les Voutes Filantes by Atelier Yok Yok

219 – Les Voûtes Filantes Mandala

This takes being creative with yarn to a whole new level.

In June, Parisian artist Atelier YokYok created this beautiful net-like design in collaboration with metal sculptor Ulysse Lacoste at St. Stephen’s Cathedral. It is one of the three winning entries for the 2015 Cahors Juin Jardins, in Cahors, France.