For my mosaic mandalas I've chosen as the support base smooth, unfinished wooden plates. I found a supplier, Hofcraft: The Painters Source that had just what I needed. I wanted a somewhat large plate so choose the 12" diameter size. I also was hoping to find something that was totally flat...which again I found at Hofcraft. They call it the "Plain Edge Flat Wooden Plate." I like that the top is absolutely smooth and flat...it is taking the glue wonderfully as I place the tiles. And I like the underside...it is about a quarter inch high from the top surface...my... Read more →
August 2009
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Welcome to Mosaic Mandalas-an artist blog
The mandala is an ancient art form...a circle in which images are painted utilizing an awesome variety of artistic media. I like the mandala as an art structure. The traditional shape of a painting or two-dimensional artwork is rectangular - sometimes square. However, there are occasions when the circle is used to contain the images. A favorite example of mine is The Adoration of the Child, about 1500, by Sandro Botticelli. Taken as an intellectual exercise, I like the idea of confining an artwork within a circle. Somehow the circle seems much more challenging than a rectangle. I have a... Read more →