Mar 31, 2010

Circles in the Swirled

Another documentary about crop circles:

The Geometry of Circles

I remember this one from Sesame Street, when I was little...(music composed by Philip Glass)

Mar 17, 2010

Simplicity

I searched for "circle" on youtube. This came up on the first page, so I'm posting it. Who doesn't love The Lion King, huh?



I cheesily, just cried. More collaborative mandala pieces are coming soon, but until then, check out this link. An artists who uses nature as a medium. (sometimes in the shape of a circle)

Mar 4, 2010

Mandala Completed!

I have just received images of the second mandala to be completed in this project! If you'll remember, this mandala made an extra trip to and fro...and so when I got it back, I added the hanging device real quick. Artist Heather Gordy has sent along an explanation of what she did for this final round:

"It's painted with acrylics and water soluble crayons. Most of it is painted directly on the linen except for the added beetles. I first sketched the beetle using pencil. Then I scanned the picture and made the beetle into two different sizes and printed it out. I used the water soluble crayons, matte medium and iridescent paint to paint the four beetles. They were then applied on top of the purplely color circles. The entire painted area is finished with a semi gloss acrylic varnish."


Now let's take a look back at this mandala's humble beginnings...


Cycle 2, Round 1:




Shana R. Goetsch to Heather Gordy
Milwaukee, WI to Houston, TX


Cycle 2, Round 2:




Heather Gordy to Shana R. Goetsch
Houston, TX to Milwaukee, WI


Cycle 2, Round 3:





Shana R. Goetsch to Heather Gordy
Milwaukee, WI to Houston, TX


Cycle 2, Round 4:






Heather Gordy and Shana R. Goetsch

Mandala completed in Houston, TX





Completed in Texas...yeehaw!