30 days of Mandalas births........'The Mandala Orb'

April 2016 I set myself the project of creating 30 mandalas as a way of making sure I made art everyday.

Not only did it get the creative juices flowing but it also developed as I combined my love of colour with hand drawn mandalas and so the mandala orb was born.

I absolutely love creating these gorgeous little gems. Colour plays a big part in my life and artwork so to be able to find a way of incorporating it into my detailed drawings has been really fun!

My next project is to paint BIG mandala orbs! .....I can't wait to get started!!!

"Patchwork Mandalas"

I have been loving the meditative practice of drawing zentangle - like mandalas recently. I unexpectedly came across mixing and matching different drawings together to create "patchwork mandalas".

This is really fun and means that I can keep drawing half mandalas and still use my original drawings to combine together in new patchwork images.

It's a great way of playing with composition and of combining different colours so it's nice to experiment.

I also think they look beautiful  with natural crystals sat on top. I think I'm going to have a play with some crystal formations and grids....here comesy spiritual side, yay! :)