Mandala Coloring eBook (Asymmetry): Sillyously

Experience the joy and well-being of coloring mandalas. This 11" x 8.5" PDF Mandala Coloring eBook contains 8 original lighthearted, whimsical asymmetry mandalas by Maureen Frank.

THE DESIGNS:

• For "Celtic" I wanted to create a more off-beat Celtic knot pattern. It almost looks like a French Horn gone seriously...or rather, sillyously...wrong.
• The spiral-filled "Curly Q" mandala started as one large spiral in the middle, and the time past, little baby spirals were born.
• The "Fish" mandala incorporates a very-loose M.C. Escher-like feel of fish traveling horizontally across the design. The vertical lines create the illusion that they swim behind a shear curtain.
• For "I Dream of Genie" I took my pencil and doodled away on the page with one continuous line. When I finished, I looked to me like a round vase in the upper right quadrant exuding a mist into the ethers. Wanna make a wish?
• Some dead vegetation in our local park inspired "Jungle". Wisps of delicate branches standing about 2 feet tall with little curved branches at the top. I just had to recreate that magical vision.
• Ever wonder if "Night Crawlers" curl up in a ball when they go to sleep during the day? This mandala says they do.
• When one thinks of The Grid, it's assumed that its lines all line up evenly in all directions. In a serious world they do...In a sillyously world they only line up if they feel like it.
• "Wiggle Room" started out as a bunch of wiggly vertical lines. Adding uneven horizontal lines gave it a small sense of organization. I imagine that this is what my EKG would look like after too much chocolate.

Happy Coloring!

Maureen, The Mandala Lady
www.MandalasToColor.com

THE PROCESS:

I create my own mandala designs by first hand sketching them with pencil and paper, then using a graphics tablet and stylus, I draw the mandala into the computer. I then convert the digital images into a PDF coloring book.

MY STORY:

I began creating mandalas in early 1999 after a 10-day trip to Egypt. Through much of that region of the world patterns and symbols decorated just about every structure I visited, whether ancient, old or new. My analytical mind loved the geometry of the Islamic art and the Egyptian hieroglyphics. My heart and soul loved their elegant and symbolic beauty.

When I returned home, I began seeing patterns and symbols in everything around me, even in my dreams. I proceeded to translate these intriguing ideas into mandalas. In early 2000 I learned to use meditation as a way to access the depth of these mandalas, fully exploring their therapeutic and metaphysical natures.

In 2007, after 7 years of creating symmetry mandalas, it came to me to start doing asymmetrical mandalas, a more free-flowing style.

THE LEGAL STUFF:

These 8 mandalas are original, copyrighted designs, intended for personal, non-commercial use only. Reproduction, distribution, sale, and/or resale in any way, shape or form is prohibited. If you do wish to use any or all of these mandala designs for commercial purposes, please email me via the contact form on www.TheMandalaLady.com about licensing.