Circle Art: January 2011

My style of Mandala

A mandala has long been used in Buddhist and Hindu tradition as a source of spirituality and meditation. Most mandalas follow a concentric symmetrical and very detailed pattern.

Carl Jung use the mandala as a view into the unconscious. He believed that it starts from within...

As I start every one of my mandalas, I definitely focus on what is in my heart. I do have some rules. If my hand picks a color, I let that color happen. There are no mistakes, only a pull from my unconscious trying to create something unexpected. I always begin at the midpoint of a circle, but...as is with my mind and life...I am not always in a balanced central emotional place.

Many of my mandalas are off-centered or only randomly geometrical. They're different, but they are completely me and always reflect what is going on within. My mandalas are so different to me that I feel I need to call them by a different name. And there....in that search...was the beginning of circle art.

If you'd like to see them all go to... My Circle Art Album

Circle Art

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Fire and Ice