Mandala Coloring eBook (Symmetry): In the Garden

Experience the joy and well-being of coloring mandalas. This 11" x 8.5" Mandala Coloring Book contains 8 original garden-themed symmetry mandalas by Maureen Frank.

THE DESIGNS:

• For the "Belles" mandala, I created my own floral design with a luscious topical southern look to them. Each 'bell' comes up out of another.
• I created the "Calla Lily" mandala as a personalized mandala for my husband. From a distance, the design looks more like a star. When you look more closely, you see the soft gentle calla lilies.
• The "Fanfare" mandala reminds me of little windmills or pinwheels that people put in their gardens to add flare and/or to chase the gritters away from the garden flowers.
• Like "Calla Lilly", the "Flare" mandala is a personalized mandala that I created with one of my brothers in mind. The design is based on an existing flower which the name of it escapes me at the moment. When I remember it, I'll update here.
• The "Nautilus" mandala reminds me of the old-fashioned water wheels that were used to generate power or grind grain.
• When new fern leaves first burst into life, they start out as spirals, such as represented here in the "Scroll" mandala.
• "True Warrior" looks like another structure that you could find in a Native American garden. The vertical structures would be made of wood, with some form of cloth or leather stretched over the wood.
• Normally, "Tulips" have six petals, I decided to embellish it and give it 12 petals. If you ever take the time to look inside a tulip from above, this is what it looks like.

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 drawings 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.

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.