Winter Sun II – December 30, 2020
I don't think I've ever been so ready to leave a year behind, and imagine that most people would agree with me. Am grateful for the discovery of this genre…
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December 30, 2020
Winter Sun II
Still life on canvas
When is a mandala not a mandala?
Q: When is a mandala not a mandala? A: When it's not round. However, making this was centering and meditative, so still a form of meditation. I tried this on…
December 28, 2020
Geranium, redwood branch tips, sea urchin quillw, breast bone , dried toyon berries and unidentified flower buds from Stunt Ranch Road Trail, madrone bark, abalone shell
Escape the circle
Thinking about how to escape the circle. Much as I love it, sometimes the pieces seem like they're all the same. Is that the circle, or the choice of plants…
December 27, 2020
petunias, horsetail fern, clay beads, boxwood leaves, madrone bark
Happy Boxing Day!
This botanical mandala was created on Boxing Day, December 26, 2020. Boxing Day is traditionally the maid's day off. My friend Aggie says she makes it her day off. Wikipedia…
December 26, 2020
Joyeaux Noel
Merry Christmas, sort of
This Christmas mandala is composed of a succulent rosette, eucalyptus bark, breath of heaven tips, madrone twigs, hydrangea clusters. I'm not feeling it, not in a Bah Humbug sort of…
December 25, 2020
Impermanence
December 16, 2020 Serendipity
I knew this was going to happen one day. I needed to take another photo, to work on the lighting. As I put the phone in the clamp, over the…
December 21, 2020
Strawflowers, nigella seed pods, cymbidium centers, madrone twigs, clay beads, century plant seed pods from Stunt Ranch Road Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains,, Hydrangea florets
Winter Sun
Botanical mandala contains strawflowers, nigella seed pods, cymbidium centers, madrone twigs, clay beads, century plant seed pods from Stunt Ranch Road Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains, hydrangea florets There's…
December 15, 2020