282 – Incan Mayan Mandala

I love all the powerful Incan and Mayan symbology incorporated into Oksana Stepanova’s (OKSITOCIN) pen & ink mandala entitled “Inca”. Her spectacular use of symmetry and asymmetry along with all the detail work makes for a stunning piece of black and white art. She may be an interior designer by trade but she is an amazing artist at heart.

281 – Hula Hoops Mandala

Marawa the Amazing holds the world record for hula-hooping 150 hoops at one time! I still need to learn how to do it with just one hoop…how does she do it? She can also roller skate in high heels whilst hooping – but she prefers to do it separately. She truly IS amazing!

280 – Les Boules Mandalas

Belgium sculptor, Pol Bury, created this beautiful Kinetic Mirror Ball Sculptural Fountain located at the Palais Royal…actually he created two of these fountains for the Royal Palace. American photographer, Virginia Jones, captured this delightful image of “Les Boules” in all their reflective glory.

279 – City Square Mandala

Mandalma of “Mandal’arte ~ mandalas na natureza” on facebook, recently posted this photo of this large Nature mandala in a section of Lisbon, Portugal; a community project which she organized and facilitated. I love her art and how she paints with nature.

Flare Mandala as colored by Michelle, Nick, and Betty

273 – Flare Mandala

My dear coloring friend and her friends did something I like to encourage colorers to do: color a mandala design more than once…especially my mandala designs…I’m a bit biased. For me it’s fascinating to see the different approaches different people take.

272 – Mars Mandala

Big news yesterday…NASA confirms evidence of intermittent liquid water on present-dayMars! And in honor of this announcement, I present to you one of NASA’s more interesting photos of Mars (IMHO). While Earth is considered the blue dot in space…Mars would be the red dot.

271 – Fun Glass Mandalas

Glass and Metal artist, Katy LaReau, created these delightfully whimsical garden art pieces that I had the pleasure of seeing in person yesterday at the annual Corvallis Fall Festival in Corvallis, Oregon. If you’re ever in Oregon towards the end of September, I highly recommend visiting wonderful art and music festival.