Our May workshop will feature Barbara Clark teaching us how to make a mandala. Just what is a mandala? "According to a Google search, "a mandala is a geometric design or pattern that represents the cosmos or deities in various heavenly worlds." "In their most basic form, mandalas are circles contained within a square and arranged into sections that are all organized around a single, central point. They're typically produced on paper or cloth, drawn on a surface with threads, fashioned in bronze, or built in stone."
Here are two beautiful mandala examples from Barbara.
Tools Needed:
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Waterproof black pen with a fine point like Micron or Sharpie
- Drawing compass
- Protractor
- Colors of any kind: watercolors, colored pencils, or markers
- 6-8 inch square piece of watercolor paper, mixed media paper or cardstock
Barbara explained that "you can ink a mandala with anything you'd like. One of the ones I enjoyed the most was inking it with a dip pen in some acrylic ink. You can also color in sections with any kind of colors. And, you can embellish and continue adding marks and colors on top of whatever you choose by using a Jelly Roll pen, especially the Moonlight series, or Stickies or any other mixed media."
Basic Structure:
- Find the center of your square piece by measuring corner to corner and making a light mark across.
- Lightly mark your north, south, east and west lines.
- Use your compass to draw concentric circles, and use the protractor to find specific degrees along the circles to draw different lines across your circles.
Barbara made a video of making a mandala on her YouTube site at:
When: Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. PDT
Where: On your computer, tablet or smartphone via Zoom
RSVP: To Dolores Guffey by May 5 to receive the password
Workshop Questions: Barbara Clark barbclark63@gmail.com
Zoom Questions: Bobbie Hayes
Contact information is in the newsletter
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| Sherrill Story's circular flag birthday card from the April workshop. |
