2016-195 – Megaplanet Mandala

This week’s MotD Theme: A-Round the Globe in 7 Days This extraordinary 100-pound glass paperweight resides in the Corning Museum of … More

2016-130 – Mercury Transit Mandala

This week’s MotD theme: Ring of Fire Happening TODAY as I write this blog post (8:52 am PST), the planet Mercury … More

The Planet Neptune as photographed by NASA

2016-071 – Neptune Mandala

New Week::New Theme: Blue We start this week’s theme with an out-of-this-world example of a blue mandala: the beautiful planet Neptune … More

362 – Harvest Moon Mandala

Corvallis photographer, Kat Sloma, of Kat Eye Studio, created this stunning moment in time of the harvest moon…using literal imaging as well … More

Psychedelic Pluto - image credit NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

329 – Psychedelic Pluto Mandala

Now this is more like the way I would color a planet if given the opportunity!

Earlier this year, NASA’s New Horizons did it’s closest flyby past the last known planet in our solar system: Pluto. Since then, scientists have been working with (or in this case coloring with) the data to gain more insight about this adorable planet’s surface.

296 – Monster Stars Mandalas

In keeping with the Halloween theme, today we showcase two “monster” stars kissing as they head to their doom. Luís Calçada’s rendering of this kiss gives us two beautiful blue fire ball stars with lots of swirls very similar to Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting.

287 – Jupiter Confection Mandala

Australian baker extraordinaire and Zoology graduate, Rhiannon, created this masterpiece of a cake to look just like the planet Jupiter…my favorite planet. Twice in one week now, I am in awe.