A Time of Inner Light – Mandalas & More
December 5th, 2023A Time of Inner Light – Mandalas & More A Different Time of A New Year The circle of time really has no ending or beginning, but the rhythm of light and dark brings a sense of beginnings and endings to each year. These beginnings and endings differ in various traditions. One tradition has the […]
Full House Creativity
September 5th, 2023Full House Creativity Christine T – Fantasy Flower Mandala with Inks, Watercolors & Pen It was a full house in my art studio for the monthly Mandalas & Creativity Circle. There were eight of us. As always, the creativity that was expressed was unique, powerful and deep. All the art shown here was created […]
Fantasy Flowers Workshop, Mandalas & Creativity
August 7th, 2023Creative Play Time We had creative play time from 10 am to 8 pm during the Fantasy Flower workshop recently. Four of us shared a sweet sacred time of bringing our own fantasy flowers into being. A week later more flowers, mandalas and creative marks were made during the 3+ hours of our monthly Mandala […]
The Beauty & Mystery of Creativity
June 2nd, 2023The Beauty & Mystery of Creativity “Through…the Sacred Shroud… we can finally turn towards ourselves” This beautiful quote about the creative process sang to me when I saw it. It perfectly captures the experience each of us has when we gather for our Mandala & Creativity Circles. Mandala & Creativity Circles We gather, settle […]
The Power of Light – Dragonflies & Summer Solstice
June 13th, 2022The Power of Light – Dragonflies & Summer Solstice Dragonflies were playful and plentiful during a nature hike that Christine T. had before our evening mandala circle in late May. These beings of iridescent wings symbolize and embody the power of light. Christine’s encounters with them inspired her mandala. Christine’s mandala made with iridescent watercolor […]
Springtime Mandalas – Gardens & Sharing
May 17th, 2022Springtime Mandalas – Gardens & Sharing Garden Mandalas Spring is the time of nature’s mandalas. The flowers are blooming in mandala madness. Tulips, daffodils, and even earlier flowers started the show by sharing their colors, circular centers and round shapes. Mandalas are also seen in flowers that don’t hold an outer circular shape. They […]
Mandalas and Sunflowers for Ukraine
April 11th, 2022Mandalas and Sunflowers for Ukraine The latest Mandala Circle was in late March. The war in Ukraine was already a month old. The heartbreak felt then and now is deep. The colors and shapes we created in our art were to recognize the people of Ukraine and honor their strength and sorrow. Christine’s Mandala […]
Let your Light Shine Brightly
December 18th, 2021Let your Light Shine Brightly As light recedes and darkness fills the day’s hours, we in the Northern hemisphere are called to let our inner light shine brightly through the winter months. The solstice marks the darkest day of the year. December 21st is the first day of winter, when the light of day slowly […]
The Wonder of Mandala Workshops & Fall
November 13th, 2021WORKSHOP WONDERS It’s been over two years since my last in-person Mandalas, Meditation & Journaling workshop. Fortunately a small group of us were able to gather in-person in late October in my home studio. We shared the day creating mandalas, journaling and listening to guided meditations. Mandala by me created during workshop I am both […]
Art Inspired by Sparkling
July 18th, 2021Inspired by Sparkling As I listened to a friend’s Podcast (Earthworms with Jean Ponzi) I was enchanted by Becky Brittain’s story of her “Art of Sparkling”, a way of opening heart and sending love out to all creatures and creation. Becky’s book titled “The Art of Sparkling – Share […]
