The Modern Mandala Project

Throughout history, looking at a work of art has often been used as a way to focus the mind for meditation. However, I’ve often found that the process of making art can itself be a meditative experience. In 2004 I decided to embark on an artistic adventure and make a commitment to create a new, original drawing every day for one year as my daily meditation practice. I called this adventure “The Modern Mandala Project.”

The process began on April 18, 2004 and continued through April 17, 2005. Each Daily Meditation drawing was created using Prismacolor pens on 6”x9” watercolor paper. Each finished work was initialed and dated on the front. The drawings are shown with a black border for display purposes only; they are not matted or framed. Here are two samples:

The connected lines and geometric shapes used in these unique drawings reflect our universal, very human need to define relationships and create order. The bright colors are a joyful affirmation of life. Making the drawings helped to focus my mind; it’s my hope that viewing them will give you the same benefit. In that way they can become “Modern Mandalas.”

If you are interested in purchasing a Daily Meditation for a particular date, please contact me to see if it's still available.

Each drawing: $100.00 unframed, unmatted
Available in my Etsy shop.