My sister Sheila posted a challenge: to create a mandala from objects that you found at home. For my first mandala, I laid out some spoons and forks to create a circular shape. Found a tangerine and some grapes in the refrigerator for the center. Went outside and clipped some ferns, picked up some blossoms, and added them to the silverware. I used some shells that I had collected and nestled them in the curve of the spoons. It was so satisfying and so beautiful. So immediate. I fell in love with this process. I will be posting some of my mandalas and hope that my experience may inspire others to adopt the practice which is very, very easy and so satisfying.
Georgia Mandala
April 2021 Horseshoe crab shell, oyster shells, other shells, fern fronds. I have been going…
Ocean Mandala
Anchor House of Artists, November 2020 The materials for this mandala came from lovely walks…
Bluebird Nest Mandala
Bluebird Nest, pinecones, blue jay feathers, hydrangea blossoms, round stone Anchor House of Artists, November…
Houseplant Mandala
Easthampton, February 2021 Palm fronds, spider flowers and babies, geranium leaves, angel wing begonia flowers,…
Snow Mandala
Easthampton 2021 Oak leaves, evergreen bits, pine cones, hydrangea blossom, green leaves from Joanne This…
Autumn Foliage
Leaves and ferns collected from our neighborhood in Easthampton yesterday. Truly temporary as today the…
Locavore Mandala
Late tomato, McCowan apples, organic sweet potatoes, organic white potatoes, Asian salad greens Most edibles…
October Garden Mandala
New mandala in the window on Cottage Street. It will be interesting to see how…
Autumn Mandala
Seaweed, goldenrod, scallop shells, beach stone, yellow shellEastham, MA2020 On Saturday Mark, Dylan (our son),…
September Flower Mandala
Queen Ann’s Lace, hydrangea flowers, corn fronds, cornflowers, goldenrod, purple field flowers Easthampton, MA, 2020…
Keepsake Mandala
Small bowl, wooden bracelet from India, tiny heart-shaped bowl, sapphire earrings, engagement ring, glass Buddha…
Eastham Mandala with Turkey Feathers
Beach stone, gray-green lichen, pine cones, gray beach rocks, shells, wild turkey feathers July 2020…
Red Mandala
Glass heart, red wooden balls, yellow wooden balls, dominos, poker chips, plastic circles, wooden pins,…
Second Bird's Nest
Bird’s nest, pine cones, feathers, wooden balls, lucky rock 2020 A second very well preserved…
Second Eastham
Moss, beach rock, lichen, oak leaves, pine needles 2020 Most of these materials were collected…
First Eastham Mandala
Moss, crab skeleton, pine cones, lichen-covered sticks, shells 2020 The materials for this mandala were…
Eastham Mandala
Mark Brown Beach rocks, clamshell, lichen 2020 Mark and I visited our daughter Jen,…
Sewing Mandala
Pincushion, a wreath of buttons, embroidery floss, spools of thread, white buttons 2020 This…
Allium Mandala
Allium heads and stems, shells, wooden balls 2020 This spring I had a wonderful crop…
Ocean Mandala
Dried starfish, shells 2020 The materials for this mandala came from Massachusetts and Georgia. I…
Garden Mandala
Garden Mandala Quince blossoms, bridal wreath, Siberian Irises, garden fern May 26, 2020 I created…
Mark's Studio Mandala II
Mark’s studio Mandala II Mark Brown Cookie tin lid, small tins, measuring spoons, washers, poker…
Marks Studio Mandala
Mark’s Studio Mandala Susan and Mark Wrenches, circular saws, nuts, washers, gray painted wooden circles…
Prentiss Mandala
Prentiss Mandala- Wooden cask top, pincushion, spools of thread, embroidery floss, Christmas ornaments made from…
Driftwood Mandala
Driftwood Mandala- Found Mandala, tree root Jekyll Island, Driftwood Beach, Georgia, April 2020 During our…
First Birds Nest Mandala
First Bird’s Nest Mandala- Bird’s nest, pine cones, feathers, shells, lucky rock Easthampton, Massachusetts, May…
Song of the South II
Song of the South II, Simplified version Georgia, 2020
Song of the South
Song of the South- Palmetto fronds, Spanish moss, fern, flowers, butterfly weed, tangerine Saint Simons…
Gifts from the sea
Gifts from the Sea- Dune grass stems, feathers, shells, live oak leaves Georgia, April 2020…
First Georgia Mandala
First Georgia Mandala Silverware, tangerine, grapes, flowers, ferns, shells Saint Simons Island, Georgia April 2020…