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Flashback: Mandala the life savior

 It has been more than two years since I started making Mandalas. When I drew my first Mandala it was just for fun and the curiosity to create something new, since then Mandalas have been like a friend who is always present to listen to me and hold my hand. Over the time we have developed a bond which imparts energy to me and has become my muse. It has helped me get through my worst and cheered me at my best. Evolving with mandalas has been a thing, it is like a friendship. A kind of a friendship in which you know that there is someone at bay, and no matter if it has been months for years without talking but it is just there unconditionally. For me, Mandalas has been this unconditional love and support. It has taught me not just what it is (what mandala is?) but also helped me in awakening a part of myself which is mostly sleeping.  

As it is said that Mandalas are a source of energy in itself and rightly so but to me this art is not just any art but something that holds onto you when nobody even dares to get in the aura of negative energy one possesses. So this is to let my mandala gang know that I am very thankful to them, for saving me and for pushing me towards the end of a tunnel. Cheers to the gang, and hey the gang does have mandalas' friends so stay tuned.

Here is the one I created last. Catchy, luminous and still.


While creating this one I had advice from a friend to use colored ink on black paper and I think I am debt ridden! We had a lot to share and care, think that is the reason why this happened to be so luminating.

Coming up with more, do share your views and feelings for this blog. Also, who is that friend of yours? 

Keep creating, keep spreading.

Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:43 AM

    This is refreshing to read and this mandala is soothing to witness ....can literally feel the aura radiating!

    and this is actually a feel good album of blogs which everytime i read, tries to convey a new meaning and perspective for something so subtle and beautiful like your Mandalas!

    and it's actually provoking to see how elegantly you convey thoughts and emotions and channelize them through mandalas! really appreciable!
    please keep writing more blogs! it inspires me.
    Thank you!

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    1. ChandaniFebruary 18, 2021 at 8:46 AM

      Thank you! keep supporting and coming up with new blogs soon.

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  2. Shraman NerkarFebruary 18, 2021 at 9:00 AM

    Woww..!

    3 things :

    1. Really fascinating how you depicted Mandalas as a support system...!
    2. This particular one with the black background looks really cool.
    3. Being an artist myself I wish we all had such friends who enhance our artwork with their inputs.

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    1. ChandaniMarch 9, 2021 at 4:14 AM

      Thank you so much. I really appreciate the feedback and yes I wish to have more of such friends. Cheers to like minded people. Keep supporting :)

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