Another mandala: I used some overlapping knotted ribbons according to the samples I played with before, and it was fun - took me two whole days to finish the 8x8 inch picture. This is probably the last one I’ll make for a while, I’m utterly mandala’d out :-) But I can’t promise.
Read MoreI started this mandala a few weeks ago, and it’s been taking a long time to finish only completed yesterday. Not entirely sure if I like it or not - definitely falls into the “weird” category. Tons of little tangles, some knots, and shading using brown and sepia inks.
Read MoreI’m still enjoying my explorations shading using only brown ink. This mandala is inspired by the tangles shown in Project Pack 23 (through day 9 only). It was a very interesting process to try to adapt whatever tangles came up each day into a complex mandala string which I had preprinted on 8x8 inch watercolor paper. It took me several days to complete, all shaded with sanguine FB Pitt brush pen. A lot of free adaptation required!
Read MoreContinuing my explorations shading with brown ink, I created this mandala measuring 7x7 inches using bits and pieces of tangles and fragments I like. I used my new wonderful printer to print out one of my templates over watercolor thick paper and tangled over it using a brown micron pen. Such fun! The entire thing took me two days, trying to not overdo it.
Read MoreLast week the lovely Jane Osborne conducted us through a session at CZT After Hours creating a star string. After I filled it up with tangles - Hamsix (Alena Light), Betweed, Fluxecho (Lynn Mead) and others, I decided to shade this with ballpoint pen again - not my brightest decision. I think I might have overdone it this time…
Read MoreYesterday Art Clubbers and I worked on Part 1 of this beautiful ZIA project: the Palmette Zendala. Tangles include Icanthis, Mooka, Wyforwings (tangleation of Wyfore) and Fluxecho (Lynn Mead). In Part 2 we’ll cover the shading!
Read MoreThis mandala took me a LOOOONG time. I was determined to NOT use a pencil for shading, only ink. After testing the ballpoint shading technique over another tile, I set out to shade this monster. It took me 4 days but was worth it, the depth achieved by the ballpoint is remarkable.
Read MoreSometimes inspiration comes from the most unusual places. Looking at a bunch of vegetables and fruit, I found myself extracting shapes and forms. This is a larger piece for me, it measures 5-1/2x5-1/2 inches (approximately 13x13cm), and that really makes a difference, it took a lot longer to complete.
Read MoreDuring my recent vacation I was inspired by turtles to use the tangle Bucky. This is a tangle I haven't used very much at all, and it was fun to play with the fragment, which is quite beautiful.
Read MoreI spent 10 days participating in a very healing workshop on how to understand the "Great Round” of mandalas, ran by the team from CreatingMandalas.com.
Read MoreLearn how to create gorgeous knotted colorful ribbon Medallions, in a super advanced hour-long lesson.
Read MoreLearn how to create amazingly complex Square Medallions, which are similar to square mandalas. Choose between a 47 minute video lesson, a 47 page ebook or get both!
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