I know, it’s Mandala Monday and this isn’t about mandalas, but it is so spectacular I had to share it with you. Fine Art Glass Artist Jack Storms explains in this video how he creates his Optical Glass Sculptures. I’m sure you will agree they are extraordinary. And he does include some sacred geometry in his work, so we aren’t too far off base from our usual topics.
Enjoy!
Here is another short video giving you a 360 degree look at the ViviOvo D’Oro he spoke about in the first video.
To learn more about Jack Storms’ work see his website and Facebook page:
According to TED.com: “You’ve never seen buildings like this. The stunning bamboo homes built by Elora Hardy and her team in Bali twist, curve and surprise at every turn. They defy convention because the bamboo itself is so enigmatic. No two poles of bamboo are alike, so every home, bridge and bathroom is exquisitely unique. In this beautiful, immersive talk, she shares the potential of bamboo, as both a sustainable resource and a spark for the imagination. “We have had to invent our own rules,” she says.”
“Growing up in Bali with two artist parents, Elora Hardy’s creativity led her to design prints for one of New York’s biggest fashion houses. Then, in a dramatic shift, she moved back home and founded Ibuku, a team that builds bespoke homes made and furnished almost entirely of bamboo. ”
Enjoy!
For those of you not familiar with TED Talks here is a brief summery from www.ted.com: “TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences — the TED Conference in Long Beach and Palm Springs each spring, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK each summer — TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Project and Open TV Project, the inspiring TED Fellows and TEDx programs, and the annual TED Prize”
I’ve created a number of posts on creative and unique ways to create mandalas, but today I thought we might go back to the basics and look at simply drawing a mandala. So here are 5 tutorials on just that, how to hand draw a Mandala!
Drawing a Huge Mandala (400x Speed Edit)– by Peter Draws – For those who really want a challenge here are tips on how to stay focused when drawing a VERY large mandala (it took him 27 hours to complete this mandala!).
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