Created for the 2018 New Years Mandala project. One Mandala to represent each month of the year. This one was created with the mesh tool.

Mandala created for each month of the year- This Mandala explores type and movement of letters.

I was added to this group by a mentor of mine.  I normally do not participate in things like this on Facebook but this one struck me as being a little different.  The goal is to create 12 mandalas in the month of January- each representing a month of the year.

It is not something that you labor over.  It is to be quick but thoughtful and for me it has been a blessing. Sometimes creativity gets stuck and you feel like what you create is just for others. Creating these has been solely for me.  A time when I can check in with my design sense and when something does not speak to me I have to find a way to put a dissonant chord back in harmony.

With each mandala I am pushing myself to try new things.  In the first one I worked with the mesh tool in Illustrator and with the second I forced myself to use color- something that does not always come easy when I am staring at a blank page.

Inspiration comes from so many places and I am so excited to see what all twelve will look like when done.