quite unwillingly so, have i designed a dinner plate? the truth is i did not know which direction this drawing was taking me. since, i've been researching the subject and bumped into zentangle, zendoodle and zendala (the links here but a few random examples). i still feel a little reticent on the spiritual side of mandalas, but what a kaleidoscopic stimulus drawing circles, curves, lines and shapes within circles prooves to be. i feel so elated, i can't wait to come and find you all {probably by tomorrow only}. thanks so much for your enthusiast playing, crew:
Now that is a plate I would like to hang on my wall! Maybe you could make plates and sell them in your shop when your renos are done and dusted...How about it Woolfy?
ReplyDeleteStill to hunt for that pic of little me and my birthday Spirograph.
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ha ha ha... really? so where will this be hiding, i wonder? do you still have removal boxes in your place? i've stopped rummaging in mine. i don't feel worse for it either. and in the meantime impatiently awaiting arrival of windows. new ones, naturally...
Deletebut when you do unearth the spiro and you! gimme a shout!
n♥
ps - i'll keep your {plate} suggestion in mind too.
oh Nadine! I love it!
ReplyDeleteyes indeed it could make a gorgeous plate.
I would put it on the wall like a memory of the end of summer & the harvest
love xoxxo
Oh yes a plate why not? It´s a beautiful drawing, feels the time of autumn, has a very good energy inside - and a bit of old greece, no?
ReplyDeletex Stefanie
Love your harvest plate :) dearest Nadeschda! I would buy it...
ReplyDeleteAnd I feel suddenly beeing on a stubble field, a huge taget out of straw in front of me, me nock an arrow, sending it with my bow...
taking a bow low to you, dear friend.
With your reticente on the spiritual side of mandalas you hit the mark.
How did you feel the doing of your mandala?
Thank you for this wonderful lesson: before I smashed my mandala, like the buddhist monks do, I feel fear. I wanna beware the beauty and wouldn't destroy it. But then, oh wonder, there come a feeling of cheering freedom!
Love to you
Ariane.
the drawing of the mandala was a delight! it seems to me i have been occupied with ornamental drawing for quite a while now, perhaps since forever. but i never called it anything, except doodling, which this in essence is as well...
Deletewhat you argue though, is so interesting! i'm sure i hadn't gone that far in discovering the destroying is what monks do, but of course they would, because perfection does not exist and all is temporary and for ever. what an interesting afterthought! i can imagine the fear, and the liberation aspects. must try this at home!
on the other hand? i'm not ready to smash a whole lot over at my end, i can tell ya... ;)))
n♥
Oh, and I like woolfy's new dress a lot!
ReplyDeletex A.
Hi Nadine..wow..So Totally gorgeous..I Love this..serene and magical! this is very visually stimulating..multi-sensory for me ..with all of these beautiful soft flowing patterns..dots speckles.leaves..arrows...the color palette you have created is spectacular and makes me crave nature..and I feel the meditative flow and healing energy carried in this piece!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!
Victoria
I really like it! and I love the colours, they are so peacefull. Maybe you can draw one for me and I can colour it? ;-)
ReplyDeletecéline!
Deleterachel has three blank mandalas on show!
you could start off straigth away!!
;)))
n♥
I like your plate
ReplyDelete;^))
and the new WOOLF!
love Patrice A.
this is a wonder-wonderful plate and the new woolfie is a great beauty!!
ReplyDeleteyou can eliminate the question mark: I'm in with a chaotic mandala!
:-)) mano
Nadine, I am in!
ReplyDeleteAnd so is Greta.
Love
Rachel
Your mandala is earthly and warm. A gorgeous design for a dinner plate!
ReplyDeleteI love what you do with your dots. They feel meditative alone.
Great theme.
I thank you for it.
Rachel
The autumn colors; the clarity of design - a beautiful mandala, Nadine. Thanks for this challenge. -sus
ReplyDelete(new clothes for your woolf are nice, too)!
This is a beautiful mandala, dear Nadine. Including the dotted background.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the challenge. I did what I could while feeling so lousy.
xo Carole
your mandala design has a wonderful energy. i could also imagine it as a print on a shirt or silk scarf. love the colours!
ReplyDeleteand yes! your new header is fantastic! love!
ReplyDeleteyour mandala design is just right for the time of year - it has a harvest feel to it with a touch of Autumn.
ReplyDeleteI hope your going to frame this, its amazing......
ReplyDeleteHi Woolfy, I like your dinner plate a LOT, perfect colours and I like this leavy swirls - maybe you would be top dinner plate designer!
ReplyDeletexo Barbara
wouw, heel mooie kleuren,
ReplyDeleteen mooie header!
totally beautiful! i love the combination of geometrical and floral (leaf-al?) on your dinner plate (wouldn't mind having one!), and the new logo is gorgeous and fits so well your blog. are you on a creative spree?
ReplyDeleteWow Nadine, this is indeed a wonderful dinner service design. Wonderful. And that leopard cloth that it sits on is just over the top, art friend! I see this in fine bone china at a table in Kenya, circa whenever "Out of Africa" took place [as the book was written long after the events in real time.] A stunning visual. Love this. Norma, xo
ReplyDeleteWonderful drawing withv autumn colours. I saw most of them outside today.
ReplyDeleteYou should really do some plates.
xo
Sabine
Great one! What a pity I couldn't find the time to take part. Loved that theme!
ReplyDeletesweet Woolfie, i just found some time to take a look at the mandalas, starting here
ReplyDeleteand what do i find...sunshine, sunflower and fishbones(which i think are beautiful and i also like fish:), a totally sunny plate that would brighten up everyone's home and yes you should make some more,
thanks for an exciting challenge, xx
nice
ReplyDeletelove the colors
ReplyDeletegood grief nadine! even though you sent me a personal invite i completely forgot that this week's theme was mandalas! i guess my subconscious remembered though, as i ended up posting one anyway! i just want you to know that that's why i didn't link back to your blog... : )
ReplyDeletexoxo
lynne
hello,
ReplyDeleteyour mandala is wonderfully autumnal
a beautiful piece
wow nadine,what gorgeous plate. would look so nice on my table ... or wall :)
ReplyDeleteDid I tell you how much I love the colours in this drawing? its really wonderful great mandala/dinner plate I had a similar idea but havent got to finish yet Ive been sick.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Helen x