CREATING A MANDALA, Part 3

So far you have seen the blank template

and the initial design of the mandala. 

Worked on it again today.

Did some finishing touches and

can visualize where certain colors may go.

In the meantime it will be displayed as is

in a place where I will see it

when I wake up each morning and go to bed each night.

When it's time, I will begin the coloring process.

Here are the 4 directions to view the current design. 

Which one resonates with you?

 

 

Won't know how it will end up until the mandala is completed.

Stay tuned.

MANDALA of the DAY series begins

Mandalas are everywhere in the every day objects we take for granted. 

From time to time I will feature a Mandala of the Day.

Today's MANDALA OF THE DAY  ~~
THE DINNER PLATE

Initially, the plate is like the mandala template here ---circular, with the center point marked.

How you decorate your plate with food creates the design,

just as the mandala design shown here --

The difference between the mandala shown above

and your dinner plate mandala

is that the design and colors are applied at the same time

to the plate while the design and color are applied

separately to the mandala.

When color is added to the design,

a type of healing energy will resonate as you observe it.

With the colors of the foods added to the plate,

you are creating a type of healing mandala in 2 ways . . .

1)  the plating of the food with each type of food's color and

 as an overall design

2)  the actual nutritional value the food itself offers

and how it will benefit your health in a more literal sense.

Some mandalas are made to serve a purpose for a time period.

As carefully as the design is constructed,

it is then deconstructed.

Again, with the dinner plate, you go through similar steps.

1)  the plate itself as a template

2) adding food to the plate creating a design with color

3)  significance of design and color figuratively

4)  significance of color/nutritional value of food, literally

5)  the deconstruction of the design changes the design
until once again the plate is empty/blank.

6)  The outer appearance of the food and the inner benefits from consuming it.

I bet you will look at a plate of food differently from now on.

Addendum to the Dinner Plate . . .
I have always seen chefs as artists.
The way they plate the food, the colors of the food
and how they complement / contrast in the design.
Then of course, the taste is important as well.

But if you ever listen to chefs,
they know that we eat with our eyes first
and that is why to them,
how they present their dishes is just as important
as how they taste.

There is nothing like a beautiful plate of food
to increase the pleasure of the meal.

 

New Workshop Dates

New Workshop dates have been scheduled. 

You can create your own mandala like this one here,

but your own personal mandala unique to you.

This intensive workshop takes you step by step,

learning then applying the information given, one step building on the next.  

By the end of the second session you will not only know how to create mandalas,

you will have a broad understanding on the many uses,

how to interpret and color them as well as how to incorporate yours into your daily life. 

You will be amazed at how the process evolves into your own beautiful mandala.

LOCATION & REGISTRATION:  The Hummingbird and the Honey Bee

1414 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 103

Thousand Oaks, CA  91362

805 495 5824

http://www.humminghoney.com/

DATES & TIMES: 

SESSION ONE:  Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 10:30am - 2:30pm

Homework Assignment

SESSION TWO:  Saturday, February 11, 2012  -  1 - 5pm

Registration is directly through The Hummingbird and the Honey Bee

General information on the workshop can be found at our website:

www.paperarchitect.com/Mandala_Workshop.php

If you have questions, email us at:  contactus@paperarchitect.com

This workshop is full of information, examples, excercises to apply what was covered

and hands on experiences that will broaden not only your awareness about mandalas

and surrounding subjects but a better understanding about yourself. 

CREATING A MANDALA, Part 2

As a follow-up to the March 27 post -- Creating a Mandala, Part 1, I have begun the design using a white pencil.

Need to sit with the design for a bit.  At this point, it doesn't feel complete.

Will display it and wait for a moment of clarity to know if it is either ready to color or needs more work.

Until then . . .

Create Healing Mandalas Workshop - NEW DATES

We have new dates for our Workshop in Southern California . . .

Paper Architect and

The Hummingbird and the Honey Bee present:

CREATE PERSONALIZED HEALING MANDALAS Workshop

This is an intensive 8 hour workshop in two - 4 hour sessions. 

Session One covers an introduction into the world of mandalas, their history, how they are used and more importantly, how they can benefit you.  You will apply one of the techniques discussed in class to create your own personalized healing mandala.

Homework is given to be done before the second session.

Session Two begins with a sharing and discussion of the homework.  We will cover the meaning behind designs, symbols and colors and how to incorporate your mandalas in every day experiences.

Discover how this ancient art form can help you celebrate your life!

DATES & TIMES: 

Saturday, July 30th from 10:30am - 2:30pm
homework
Saturday, August 6th from 1 - 5pm
 LOCATION & REGISTRATION:  

THE HUMMINGBIRD AND THE HONEY BEE
1414 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 103  
Thousand Oaks, CA  91362
805 495 5824
http://www.humminghoney.com/

WORKSHOP:  2 day/ 8 hours
MATERIALS FEE:  includes a beginner kit to use in-class, to complete homework and use for future projects.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED

DUE TO LIMITED SPACE to keep an intimate atmosphere
and provide personal interaction and attention to your projects.

for additional workshop information contact

Paper Architect by phone 818 752 6771 
or e-mail:  contactus@paperarchitect.com
visit: https://www.paperarchitect.com/Mandala_Workshop.php

Next Free Talk - July 23rd

For those of you in the Southern California area, we are giving another free talk. 

It will be an hour long introductory discussion on Mandalas. 

Here are the details:

INTRODUCTION TO MANDALAS - Free Talk

DATE:  Saturday, July 23, 2011

TIME:  1 - 2pm

LOCATION:  The Hummingbird and the Honey Bee

(formerly The Akashic Bookshop and Center)

ADDRESS:  1414 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite 103

Thousand Oaks, CA  91362

PHONE:  805 495 5824

WEBSITE:  http://www.humminghoney.com/

MY WEBSITE:  http://www.paperarchitect.com/

Hope you are able to join us.

The Most Beautiful Mandala I Have Made So Far

Mandalas play a bigger and bigger role in my life as I prepare to facilitate workshops to show others how to create their own mandalas.

As a tribute to a dear friend who passed away, I created this mandala, representing their life on earth and presented it to their family as a gift of love and healing energy for them in their time of loss.  It's the only mandala I've made of somone not physically here on earth.   This person has changed my life in a way I never expected and I will always be grateful to them for touching my life in such a deep and profound way.

I would like to share their mandala here, which I believe to be the most beautiful mandala I have made so far.

This first photo is of the basic mandala design that emerged from a subconscious level.  The actual size is 12" x 12

The second picture is of the finished piece.  It's the colors that give it their magic healing quality.  After completing it, I would stare at it's beauty, amazed at this special human being's life.

Right around dusk, when the room starts to darken, there are areas of the design that seem to glow as if this person's energy was coming through.   After all, when someone leaves their physical body, they are still very much alive, especially in our hearts.