"We begin to find and become ourselves when we notice how we are already found, already truly, entirely, wildly, messily, marvelously who we were born to be.”
~ Anne Lamott~

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Blooming Tuesday: meditation


Exactly a year ago I decided to try painting mandalas. This was my first one and I had such a pleasant time getting lost in it. The original is quite tiny (and missing at the moment!) It must still be packed away.
This past weekend I planted my nasturtium seeds in their starter pots hoping for blooms like these. When/if they bloom I'll share the pictures on another Blooming Tuesday.
Have a wonderful week!

19 comments:

Annie said...

So pretty. Such lovely colors. Hope you find the original soon. Too often I tuck things away for safe keeping and do too good a job of it. Years later the safe (and very lost)object resurfaces.

Lisa at Greenbow said...

I like the way the tendrils of the nasturtiums sneak out of the mandala. I find mandalas scary and frustrating. I haven't ever gotten into the meditative part of it. HBT.

marianne said...

Ohh such wonderful mandala!!!!
I have this one in a most beautiful card! (a large one!)
Too beautiful to send or give away!

Happy Blooming Tuesday!!!

♥♥♥
>M<

Teri and the cats of Furrydance said...

Very pretty take on a mandala...it would make a nice tattoo, too. I love nasturtiums but have never had them grow for me (me and my plastic garden...see an old post...)

Lynn said...

Oh funny, this is a compliment: I saw the mandala and thought it was a gift from Marianne!

You did a beautiful job on it and this is one of my favorite flowers.

Cori Lynn Berg said...

I thought it was from Marianne too! Oh it's sooooo lovely.. i love the colors and the vine...

Robin said...

BEEE-U-TEA-FULL! Lo, this is wonderful....and definitely a day-brightener.... not snowing on this Coast - but - rain, heavy wind and brrrrr.....cold temps.

My only sun today comes from your gorgeous Mandala!

Stay warm, my friend - Winter HAS to leave eventually..... (?)

Love,

♥ Robin ♥

Caroline said...

This is so pretty! I love nasturtiums - caterpillars do too!

kj said...

oooh, i never saw this before (now that i consider myself a laurel expert of a fan).

did you copy this idea from marianne? :)

ps soon soon sooon sooooon

Julie said...

Between you and Marianne, I am finding I want to try another mandala. This is really pretty with the flowers and tendrils swirling about! Great colors also!!!

soulbrush said...

i am not sure whether i knew you were a mandala lady, but whatever you do is great!

ArtistUnplugged said...

That is beautiful!!!!! Such a lovely job...first one? Hope you have a fabulous Wednesday!

Marthann's Musings said...

Oh my goodness, I love it. So creative and colorful. Love the way everything twist, turns and winds around. Great piece.

Margaret Ann said...

This is so tranquil and lovely...I love those delicate tendrils...they guide my eyes through the piece...:)

theartofpuro said...

It's wonderful!Love the colours!:)

get zapped said...

Gosh, this is pretty. The colors are so refreshing and uplifting. I've tried making mandalas on the computer and gave up. Maybe I should try again.

Thanks for the lovely post!

Brine Blank said...

I really like the textures on this and color...very nice...very soothing...

Teri C said...

What fun catching up on your Blog. I LOVE the robin in your header!!!! It feels so good to be back online.

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