This Diwali if you are looking for a unique gift,I can help.While we always pray for the health and happiness of our near and dear ones we can hardly give that physically.
But what you can do instead is help them build a habit of finding calm even in storms.That’ where Gifting a Mandala gift bundle ,may be just the thing.
I have been drawing mandala patterns since I was a kid.Totally clueless about what Freud said about it or its psychological role in making me calmer.
One thing I understood,was that trying to colour within the lines didn’t calm me down.But making patterns from a point outwards or drawing patterns over the book cover,from one corner to another, made me happy and the text book more friendly.
Life galloped to 2015 when I drew a mandala with my daughter, then 3 years old.
She helped me colour and design.Her own was on the wall, on the floor and wherever her hands reached.
Right now she is drawing people and humanizing animals .You can see her art here.
But for me, I am drawing mandalas and plants, painting trees, and trying to spot birds on my balcony garden.
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The best thing about drawing mandalas is they are calming.
The systematic repeating patterns help you feel calmer and your breathing slows down and you reach a state of flow .
This is one of the ways I prevent the dreadful creators block .If I feel blocked writing I start a mandala. It’s addictive,in a good way.
You want to go one giving more and more details to the pattern. The pattern is done when you feel is done.
The beauty of the Mandala is each one is unique if you have hand drawn it.
This Diwali you can give your loved ones the Mandala gift bundle.The items listed are not in the basket together,but you can do that yourself .
What’s needed for a Mandala gift basket?
The book which breaks it down :simple and easy to follow ,with some easy patterns to get you started without overwhelm.
Mandala for the inspired artist.
Mandala patterns,you can use them for dot art too.
This geometry set.
Micro tip and luxor black pens
This cute art book by Brusto with nice thick pages which does not perforate when you use it.
So how should you draw a Mandala?
Use your compass to draw concentric circles.
That’s the simplest type.
Use a graph paper and draw circles around the center of the page .
Make your own Mandala template,and keep changing the design.
Check the colour wheel for choosing colours or go with the flow.
Use water colour on the background ,before starting the mandala .You can also colour afterwards.
Just get started.