Beau Peep Notice Board
Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Diane CBPFC on February 04, 2009, 05:16:36 PM
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Remember a while ago a showed you a few of my mandalas? For the whole month of March, 15 of them (because that is how many frames I have) are going to be shown in our town's art gallery that is attached to the library. I am also doing a workshop on the 21st of March and have 14 out of the 18 spots filled already.
Here is one in case you don't remember:
(http://dianesmandalas.homestead.com/India.jpg)
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As they say in Dundee, exquisite, is it!
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You've got hidden talents, Diane.
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Well good luck for your exhibition and workshop, Diane!
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That really is beautiful work, Diane. With all your other activities, do you ever SLEEP?
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Thank you all. They are really quite easy to do and a good thing to start with if you are uneasy about trying art. I am the programming chair at the library and this was something we could offer the public for free - I have depressed people and a lady with advanced cancer coming - I think the act of colouring a mandala is theraputic; we are going out for a nice lunch too.
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That really is beautiful work, Diane. With all your other activities, do you ever SLEEP?
You're supposed to chat 'em up gradually, and seduce them before making come-to-bed suggestions, Roger! Don't you ever learn? ..0
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Beautiful work Diane.
I once made a Naval officer's tunic from a black suit jacket and some yellow elephant tape, but my artistic prowess doesnt come close to that. I'm impressed :)
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Gorgeous
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Diane, that is beautiful! I am not really familiar with mandalas. How do you create them?
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There are so many ways Feather - from monks on their knees pouring coloured sand, to pencil crayons. I mostly use markers and metalic markers - the one above "India" has some crystals glued on - I do different styles: Galic, African, Inca and I did a cool one with the 8 family crests of my children's great-grandparents - the one I am working on right now is Haida Indian.
You basically draw a circle and traditionally make 8 repeating pie pieces but you can do six or whatever you like - my first one was in fives. You measure angles and guidelines and then have fun. Anyone who can doodle when talking on the phone can make a mandala. You can google and find sites with outlines of mandalas that you can just print off and colour. Stick one by the phone with a pack of pencils or markers and see what happens.
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There are so many ways Feather - from monks on their knees pouring coloured sand,
Sounds expensive. Do the monks charge an hourly rate? How many do you need?
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Stick one by the phone with a pack of pencils or markers and see what happens.
To be honest Diane, I could stick that beside my phone for the next 6 months and it wouldn't turn out like that....enjoy your day
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Try printing off one of these free mandalas Diamond Lil...
http://www.coloringcastle.com/mandala_coloring_pages.html (http://www.coloringcastle.com/mandala_coloring_pages.html)
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I'm with Lil, Diane. :) I could never get it to look as good as yours 8) - not very good at staying between the lines! Love the colours.
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The workshop is full already - seeing that I haven't even got them on display and the workshop isn't until March 21 - that is pretty good.
I am glad it is full; the librarian has been fielding mandala workshop interest calls from lascivious clergy of late.
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The workshop is full already - seeing that I haven't even got them on display and the workshop isn't until March 21 - that is pretty good.
I am glad it is full; the librarian has been fielding mandala workshop interest calls from lascivious clergy of late.
Your last sentence is as good as I've seen for ages. I don't even want to ask...