New Art for the New Year...
My First Mandala
Not truly my first as I love to do circular designs but this was the first time the intention was there to call it a Mandala. Many of my needle work designs revolve around a center starting point but not to many end up with a circular border. In needle work...circular is a bear to have finished. Framers will develop that thinking crease between their eyebrows and you'll develop one when you hear how much a finisher would charge to turn it into a pillow. To avoid that...I give most of my designs square or rectangular perimeters. Avoiding botox at all cost!
So...let me know what you think. I enjoyed this exercise, thinking I would like to create more of them in the future.
Hi Kimberly! I think it's just beautiful! Your design is so flowing and the colors you chose are just perfect! I love it! Hugs, Paulette xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful design Kimberly. I don't understand why it would cost so much to make it into a pillow--but I guess I don't know enough about needlework to understand the complexity. Pillows are so easy to make when working with regular fabric.
ReplyDeleteDoing it yourself, price isn't a issue. Having a finisher ... another story altogether. Circular designs need to be boxed...and boxed is more. I work in a needle work shop, most customers do not do their own finishing.
ReplyDeleteOops...tunnel vision...focused on one point...
ReplyDeleteForgot to say thank you for the compliments! Thank you thank you!
I love mandalas, and this is absolutely beautiful Kimberly!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool mom. It would make a cool floor tile pattern :)
ReplyDeleteverrry nice..I love the colors..I also love circular designs..!Hoep all is well..I have a new blog..I lost my other in the transition to Just Host..Take care..!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, i have drawn a sleep mandala in the last week or so, inspired by my Awe-manac, not as intricate but then it was more of a doodle at the time and i plan to go back to it.Glad i stopped by :)
ReplyDeletethat mandala is beautiful! great job!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Kim....reminds me of a kaleidoscope!
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