by atmara | Nov 25, 2013 | Art, Mandala Monday, Mandalas
When we think of mandalas we usually think of either sand paintings (see http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/mandala/mandala.htm/ for some beautiful examples) or paintings done with traditional media: paint, ink, paper, canvas, etc. In recent years we can add computer generated mandala paintings as well. But I have been amazed at some other unique and creative ways people have thought of to make mandalas and want to share some of these with you.
1. Virginia Fleck (http://virginiafleck.com/) makes mandalas from recycled plastic bags. You can visit her website and also read this interesting interview with her at HomeWorkshop.com (http://www.homeworkshop.com/2010/10/29/hidden-beauty-in-the-disposable/)
2. I’ve found several sources of crochet mandalas. One is Nancy’s Crochet: Christmas Mandalas (http://crochetnuts-place.blogspot.com/2010/10/christmas-mandalas.html) and the other is Crochet with Raymond – Getting Some Mandala Action (http://crochethealingandraymond.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/gettingsome-mandala-action/)
3. I’ve found crystal mandalas in several forms: Julion Craft – Crystal Mandalas (http://julionr.blogspot.com/2010/10/crystal-mandalas.html) and A Blissful Existance’s Healing Crystal Webs on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=146311&id=100723860914)
4. Amy Swagman creates Birth Art Mandalas (http://themandalajourney.com/) – and while she uses traditional media, the subject of her mandalas is uncommon and the mandalas extraordinarily beautiful and unique.
5. Joe Mangrum creates Sand Mandalas on urban streets (http://www.joemangrum.com/artnews/sand-paintings/), something quite different from traditional Buddhist sand mandalas.
6. Clare Ultimo creates Word Mandalas (http://www.clareultimo.com/word-mandalas.php) combining images and words.
7. I’ve found several quilters who make mandalals: Mandala quilt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/48276978@N02/4424944219/?addedcomment=1#) and Dream It Then Create It (http://jspcreate.blogspot.com/2010/06/back-to-quilting-finally.html)
8. Howard G. Charing’s site shows shamanism and ayahuasca art mandalas (http://www.shamanism.cc/en/the-ayahuasca-visions-of-pablo-amaringo-article-from-sacred-hoop-magazine-71/)
9. And then there are the Human Mandalas like 7 Sisters Human Mandala (http://beeuniversal.org/?p=67) and (http://beeuniversal.org/?page_id=11)
10. One really unique medium for mandala is seen at Spicy Mandalas – Crafts Home – Falafel and the Bee (http://www.falafelandthebee.com/?p=4050). I’m not sure what you do with these after they are finished, but they do seem a fun family project for a rainy day.
There are, I’m sure, many other examples of unique and creative media used for mandala making. These are what I’ve encountered so far. If you know of more list them in the comments below.
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by atmara | Nov 14, 2013 | TED Talks, Video
According to ted.com: “Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.”
Enjoy this extremely entertaining talk!
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”
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by atmara | Sep 19, 2013 | Sustainability, TED Talks, Video
According to www.ted.com: “Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And it’s happening to about two-thirds of the world’s grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes — and his work so far shows — that a surprising factor can protect grasslands and even reclaim degraded land that was once desert.”
“Allan Savory works to promote holistic management in the grasslands of the world. In 1992, Savory and his wife, Jody Butterfield, formed the Africa Centre for Holistic Managementin Zimbabwe, a learning site for people all over Africa. In 2010, the Centre won the Buckminster Fuller Challenge for its work in reversing desertification. In that same year he and his wife, with others, founded the Savory Institute in Boulder, Colorado, to promote large-scale restoration of the world’s grasslands.”
Enjoy this very interesting talk.
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”
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