Hi! This is Carol's grandson. The center of this mandala is a made up flower called the alstroe-dahlia, which was created by combining the petals of an alstroemeria and the…
It's not about perfection! I often have a race with the light when photographing my mandalas. If the sun is too high, the light coming through the skylight is too…
Feeling so much gratitude today. In spite of the pandemic, the political scene, etc., my life is full, and today is a good day. I've already been on one walk, and…
Evening light in July. There's a skylight above, and two large windows on the west and north sides of the studio. This can make it hard to get the lighting…
Can you identify this shrub? Neither of us remember its name. Is it some kind of heather? At any rate, many thanks Kathy L. for bringing cuttings over the other…
This one I love. Haven't been feeling very inspired the last couple of days, but last night I saw the bracken in the north yard, and felt the movement it provides, and…
The 2022 Mandalas Botanical Calendar is here! Feast your eyes on a different botanical mandala every month with the first-ever Mandalas Botanical Calendar. It’s a 2022 limited edition, only 100,…
Three of my favorite flowers in this one, and the color combo works, yes? Dahlias, larkspur, hydrangea petals
Good for the Texas Democrats in the state legislature. They are walking out, for a second time, on voter suppression laws. If these pass, Texas will have one of the…
The Chocolate Queen Anne's Lace is rapidly going to seed, mostly lots of small flowers left on the towering plants. It's naturalizing all over the yard. Next year I'll be…