Hello everyone ,
Today I did a mandala for SLJ. Here are the 5 materials that I have used to make my mandala; pine cones, stones, shells, twigs and fruit. Can you see the special shape of my mandala? Can you identify the fruit I used?
Sunday, January 2, 2022
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Kia ora Mark!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Ruby - I'm a volunteer commenter from SLJ. I'm so happy that you are sharing your work with us.
This is a beautiful mandala you have made out of natural materials. I use a lot of these materials myself to decorate my little apartment. Isn't nature amazing? So many beautiul shapes and colours and so much mind blowing symmetry. I'm guessing that the fruit you used are plums. Am I right??? We don't have many plums in our supermarkets yet down in Wellington. but I can't wait for the Omega plums to come - do you know the ones that I mean? They are only available for about a month and then they disappear again, but they are my FAVOURITE. Dark red purple on the inside and golden freckles on a brownish red skin on the outside.
Anyway, great job with your art, keep it up. I would be curious to know what other kind of art pieces or decorative arrangements you think you could make out of natural materials. Would you try another mandala, or something else?
This work also makes me think of Tibetan Monk sand mandalas that are made painstakingly out of millions of grains of colourful sand. Don't ask me how they make the sand colourful, but it's a pretty incredible process you might be interested in learning more about! Here's a link to a cool image of one:
https://www.google.com/search?q=tibetan+monk+colourful+sand+mandala&rlz=1C1FKPE_enNZ964NZ964&sxsrf=AOaemvLZgcUO1TC8uomVDgg29LVwX72Rcw:1641148945345&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjyn6Sf3JP1AhWbTWwGHVtwDLQQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1920&bih=929&dpr=1#imgrc=uMbJzqWAlrdDPM
Keep up the great mahi.
Ngā mihi,
Ruby
Dear Ruby,
DeleteThank you for your comments. You are right. Those are plums. The mandala made by the monks are awesome.
Kia Ora Mark,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Zana and I am a blog commenter from the summer learning journey.
What a beautifully made mandala, I love all the different sizes, colours and shapes you used with your materials and I am going to guess that the fruits you used are plums? They are one of my favourite summer fruits!!
I like the symmetrical star shape as well it is very summer themed like a starfish but also Christmas themed like the star on top of a Christmas tree!
What did you enjoy about this activity and what did you find challenging?
Keep up the good work and I hope to see more of your posts during the Summer Learning Journey!!
Ngā mihi nui,
Zana Yates
Dear Zana,
DeleteThank you for your comments. You are correct. Those are plums. I enjoy collecting stuff from the garden to make my mandala. The most difficult part is getting the same things with the same size.
Kia ora Mark,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Fiona and I am a Manaiakalani facilitator. It is great to see that you had a go at this mandala creation challenge.
I really like your mandala design. It looks like a star to me! It was a great idea to use little sticks to outline your design. My guess about the fruit you chose is a plum… Are they home grown or from the supermarket?
Keep up the great work. I look forward to seeing more great quality posts from you during the summer learning journey.
Ngā mihi nui,
Fiona Waugh
Dear Fiona,
DeleteThank you for your comments. You are right. Those are plums from the garden.