This week's prompt for Illustrtion Friday is "focused." This is a mandala painting I did a few years ago for an illustration assignment. A mandala (Sanskrit for "round" or "circle") is used to assist concentration and meditation.
Mandalas can be created in many mediums--even dance! The process for creating them is often ritualistic as in the creation of sand mandalas unique to the Tibetan Buddhists. Once created these are deconstructed and the sand is dispersed in water to symbolize the impermanent nature of existence.
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Interesting. This reminds me of the motherhood experience.
wow - this is great - wonderful color and design
lovely design, ann marie, and i loved reading about mandalas. interesting stuff! thanks so much for your comment. i agree - lizzie will not like julian's gift at all!
Too cool. I love how they're all peeking at one another.
This is beautiful Ann Marie! I love the colors and the expressions on the faces. Well done!
Nice bit of work Ann Marie.
totally beautiful - love the color combos and this is such a perfect idea for focused
You have had some really cool posts Ann Marie! Thanks for sharing all this! They're beautiful!
I can almost hear the music and see the mama and child dancing! The expressions are great!
thank you, ann marie!
What a fabulous design. I could never come up with anything so intricate. Such detailed and fabulous work indeed! Great Job!
This is very nice! I like how they all have different expressions.
Your mandala is lovely! The ladies look very focused. It makes me wonder what they're thinking about.
Wonderful mandala! I love the peeking eyes. Hahahaha. You definitely captured motherhood.
I had the privilege of watching Tibetan monks create and wash away a sand mandala once. Quite an experience!
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