I started the Snowflake 2013hyperbolic tessellation mandala earlier in 2014…forgot to note when exactly or take photos. So the Day 1 images show what I completed on that day. Oh well. Regardless, I continued coloring on it today and will continue to do so now on a regular basis.
This version of Snowflake 2013 is 15″ diameter and I’m coloring it in pen & ink styleusing copic multiliner markers. Because of this larger then normal-for-me size, it will take me a bit longer to complete…which is okay by me. 🙂
The challenge with pen & ink is creating an interesting piece without colors…it’s through texture and different types of strokes that contrast and “color” are achieved. Thus far I’m using short linear strokes.
Snowflake 2013 as of 12/10/2014
Here’s my slideshow of my progress to date:
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I have yet to make this mandala available for others to color…probably sometime in 2015.
My Mission: connecting with our Inner Light in delightful, inspiring ways
For me, creating mandalas is more than just coloring pretty patterns in a circle. I do it because my spiritual evolution and creativity require it of me. My mandala designs come about within an active meditative state, connected with my higher self, my spiritual guides and nature spirits.
Together, we bring into form, mandala art the allows me to re-connect with my own inner peace and joy, letting me explore and expand my own creative spirit to however far and in whatever direction I want to take it.
As part of my own spiritual journey, I encourage, and hopefully inspire, others to explore their own creativity, to help them re-connect with their own inner peace and joy. As a means to that end, I make all of my mandalas available for people to color. Why should I have all the fun?
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