Weekly Mandala: Desert Rose

Surprisingly, this one had very few permutations to reach this state.  It looks nothing like the original image either.  The mandalas can sometimes get so complex, I forget how powerful a very simple image can be.  I'm really enjoying the space in this one.   I think that is part of the simplicity as well.  No arbitrary details cluttering the distance.

{Digital Images manipulated in Photoshop}

My Ducks

Well, I fought against it, denied it, and avoided it, but none of these has worked.  I will be spending this month moving to a new residence in a new town.

My financial situation has bottomed out and I am no longer able to keep the place I am in now.  This may disrupt my posting here for a bit, but hopefully I will be back on track within a month or so.  We'll see. 

I'm kind of making it up as I go along, which is my least favorite place to be.  I'm a Capricorn.  I like all my ducks in a sequential row, color coded, numbered, with cards giving me a personal history of each duck.  My ducks have all  turned into cats with wings and are chasing the pretty butterflies.  Flap, Flap, Flap!  Sigh.

Cherubim of the Mother Sanctum

A little digital nod here to Susan Seddon Boulet.  The bear is associated with Mother energy, protection, and nurturing tough love.  This piece told me its name as soon as it got close to a finished state.

The funny thing in all of this is that I used no animal source material whatsoever.  It just kind of emerged all its own.  I love when that happens.

{Digital Images manipulated in Photoshop}