I have been having so much fun creating this mandala for INKtober. When I started it, I really didn't take much time to consider just how big it would be at the end of the day lol - I was just like oh, I am going to do a mandala - awesome! and grabbed one of Jude's old school nature study books, a ball point pen and started drawing. haha For those that missed my first post (Days 1 - 8)... here is a little bit of background as to the what and why...
I love symbolism, always have - always will! I also love mandalas and the enormous energy which they hold - not only because of the illustrative symbolism, but also because of the sheer time and energy that goes into creating one. From the time I could hold a pen in my hand, I have doodled and although this is not done with a professional ink pen, I have always had a passion for scribbling with a ball point pen - and that is technically ink isn't it :)
I don't jump into many of the contests or challenges in the Steem space, purely because of time - but this one really appealed to me and so I thought I would get on board. Initially, I had a completely different angle and approach as I sat in bed last night and although I changed my mind... I will nonetheless share what I "started" in playing catch up with the daily prompts...
I was going to get back to that today but then the wind changed direction and so did my mind lol (Gemini problems) - and so, I headed in the mandala direction instead. Each addition to the mandala will represent - in symbolism (from my perspective) the daily prompts.
When doing days 1-8 it became very apparent that the little school book sized piece of paper I had selected was definitely not going to be sufficient - and after continuing on from day 9, I officially ran out of space - so I went and nabbed a piece of white project paper from Jude's cupboard, cut the existing mandala out and glued it to the centre of the new sheet.
Whilst it seems right to show the latest pic first - it also just feels completely chronologically WRONG! And anybody who knows me well, knows just how OCD I am lol, so for those of you that have already seen days 1 to 8 - I do apologise, but doing it this way makes my heart happy mkay! haha :)
Right! So, that was the first 8 days. After transferring to the new piece of paper and doing days 9 to 15 I am again realising that I will need to actually go and buy a VERRRRY large piece of paper because I am already not that far away from the edges of the new piece haha! I don't really mind, because if this mandala turns out nicely then I think I am going to have it scanned, enlarged slightly and then printed on a block mounted piece of artists canvas. I have been itching to change the theme colour in our bedroom and I was considering black and white. This would go magnificently above the bed me thinks :) Ok, enough waffle... here are days 9 to 15.
So that's it - up to date for today as the 15th of INKtober! When the mandala is complete, I will do a post sharing my thoughts behind each prompt and the symbolism which I chose to represent that prompt - but seeing as we are on day 15 and it is pretty clear which ring around the mandala that would be, I thought I would entertain the probably confused minds at the little daisies haha. Well, the prompt was "legend" and my mom @lizziesworld is the most amazing "green fingers" individual I have ever known! She is a walking encyclopedia of plant and gardening knowledge and because of her personal and professional involvement in this sphere of things, her passion became one of mine too and her legend is and always will be how she scattered her love for nature wherever she went and onto whoever she crossed paths with. Love you mom!
Well, that's it for now! I am definitely looking forward to the second half of the month! Am loving this!!!
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Until next time...
Much Love from Cape Town, South Africa xxx
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Thank you :)
i see the artwork is growing really beautifuly:) Looking forward to see it finished:)
aaaah thank you hon! Yeah its so much fun!
Amazing patience :) It is first time for me seeing it :) Powerful art!
Great last ring and congrats for this achievement until now!
Cheers for all the gardeners and botanical lovers over here ;)
oh yes, there is DEFINITELY a great amount of patience required, even with such a loose style. but I find it quite therapeutic actually. Thank you for the lovely input, compliment and yes - I will second you on the cheers to all the gardeners :)
It's cool! I admire people who try new things)) And for that year (or a couple ???) that I am watching you, until October I did not see your art)))
Thank you sweetie! and yeah, it has been a long time since I was active with ANY kind of creative art - excluding food obviously haha :)
Ha) Your recipres are cool and simple 👌
Thank you sweetie xxx
That has turned out amazing. I really love the new boarder around it. Looks like you are going need one of them poster boards soon for it!
haha thanks @enjar - appreciate the positive vibes :) and yeah... its getting large! :D
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Why does it seem to me that your mandalas were created by computer? They look so AMAZING!
hahahaa that certainly would have been a lot quicker and less painful for my wrist haha - but sadly no. :D and thank you for the compliment xxx
No worries. You have always been great with drawing and, yes. It really looks great.
Thank you hon xxx
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Thank you xxx
That's looking absolutely fantastic! It really needs to be printed properly on a big sheet of newsprint and held between two thin wood frames. Awesome.
Thank you xxx - yeah I definitely want to do something with it :)
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MWAH!
Love the spirals. Love the hearts. Love the firey/swan-like grace of the near outer rim now Jaynie, which for my eyes, brings me back to the centre flames/seahorses/ and also connect to the outer flames/sprouting seeds. Love the tiny flowers and how they connect to the legend that is your mother. Love the tribal quality ~ Doodling taking us back to our roots. And it's easy to see this piece on canvas ~ As is in black and white or with muted/brilliant colour. ♥︎♥︎⚖️♥︎♥︎
Thank you sweetie xxx
That's some hypnotic voodoo drawing right there! Never even heard of a mandala before and considering you've done that with a biro... Well that's pretty badass! You'll have a mandala big enough that will cover your house by the end of the month 😁
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hahahahaha!!! Yes, it is getting close already ;)
What a lovely compliment - thank you xxx
Love you!
Amazing
Thank you @mysteriousroad xoxo
Cool! I like how it takes shape over the pictures... I had no idea what a mandala was before this... I'm still not totally sure, but I'm going to look it up...
you learn something new everyday hey @bengy ;) hehe
And thanks for the positive vibes xxx
Hello @jaynie, thank you for sharing this creative work! We just stopped by to say that you've been upvoted by the @creativecrypto magazine. The Creative Crypto is all about art on the blockchain and learning from creatives like you. Looking forward to crossing paths again soon. Steem on!
awesome thank you!
Oh wow!!! Its beautiful!!! I wish i had one. ❤ really cool seeing the process filled to completion.
hehe thanks love!!! Hope you are holding up ok. MWAH!