Paradox Mandala

The theme word at One Single Impression this week is ‘paradox’ suggested by Forest River Journal.

Paradox is an interesting word with a slippery meaning

Here is my haiku:

A paradox for me
Mandala without color
Just brown, white and black

I found some brown paper and while fooling around with it, this mandala appeared and it seemed so perfect for paradox.  Then the haiku appeared just as mysteriously.

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Spectacle Mandala

I had a lot of fun doing this one.   I love how the black paper makes everything pop.

The prompt at One Single Impression this week is ’spectacle’.

The star spectacle
Sparkling, shooting and hunting
Share the night with them

This was fun to write and to make a mandala for.

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Rest Mandala

The prompt at One Single Impression this week is ‘Rest’ suggested by ‘The Manic Gardner’

Here is my haiku:

To rest and relax
Let the world pass me by
Regeneration!

My goal was to create a peaceful mandala for this prompt and really had to restrain myself from the bright bold colors I normally use so I used colored pencils and then buffed it with a cotton ball (for those of you who care

Do you get a restful feel from this?

I have a mandala posted just before this one where I describe how haiku really inspires me to create these mandalas, in fact there are three of them as I continued through the process.

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Myth Mandala

The prompt at One Single Impression this week is ‘myth’ suggested by Suijin.

I thought I would have trouble writing a haiku for this but it just seemed to write itself:

Love is not a myth
The dreamy look, the soft touch
Its just magical!

(Still the romantic

Then I saw a flower that inspired the mandala.   I thought it worked so well with what I had written.

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Butterfly Mandala

I just felt like making another mandala and love using the black paper with colored pencils.

Swirling Energy Mandala

This is another exercise in my “Mandala” book.   I love the use of color on black, it is SO vibrant.

I have found using the bit of meditation before doing one of these is really a great way to begin.

‘Seeking The Light Within’ Mandala

This is the next exercise in Judith Cornell’s “Mandala” book.   The exercise called for using the hands outlined with white colored pencil and then making a design of it.  I admit to cheating a little because the use of colored pencils is not called for until the 4th exercise, however, let me explain how it happened.

Before each exercise she encourages a few minutes of meditation to seek our light within.   My light within is full of color so I was ‘forced’ to use color with the white.

The most amazing part of this whole experience is the feeling of well-being after I do one of these.   Does anyone else have this?

Please excuse the white pencil all over.  I guess I really got into it.

Mandala Exercise

I am reading and doing the exercises from Judith Cornell’s book, “Mandala, Luminous Symbols for Healing”.This is my light from within, the second exercise in the book.    White colored pencil on black paper.  Very dramatic looking.

She starts each chapter with a meditation.

 I think I am going to enjoy reading this book.  I want to know more about mandalas.