"The Feeling Begins" by Dascha Friedlova

THE FIVE ELEMENTS by Mariagrazia Dardanelles

• An excerpt written by the art critic Daniela De Angelis: "The works of Mariagrazia DARDANELLI show the absolute power of the light, its movements, its surprises, mindful of the futurism and photographs relating to modern digital techniques (...) These works are colorful or elegantly played on black and white when the light fades, relax, curls, expands, row straight as a dart or took turns like embroidered organza and tulle. Results are never completely random but instead respond to a severe structural logic, often inspired by geometric and architectural standards (...) the excitement carries the viewer's gaze, entranced by an abstract world which also inevitably allude to natural phenomena like the play of light, the unfathomable depths of the dark, the surprises of color (...) the pixels are so shaped to form a non-existent branch in slow time (...), but also absolutely true commensurate with logic and uniqueness, just like the ancient art of painting, in which every stroke is proposed as inevitable ... "
  

  
  

Sacred Circle Mandalas and others said Princess Haiku

After a long sleeping winter, Princess Haiku is active again and will be introducing new spring flowers; talented, vibrant and creative bloggers that you absolutely have to visit.

The first Spring Flower in my series of new bloggers, is talented artist, Sue O'Kieffe who creates the most beautiful mandalas I have ever seen.



"I had to abandon the idea of the superordinate position of the ego. ... I saw that everything, all paths I had been following, all steps I had taken, were leading back to a single point -- namely, to the mid-point. It became increasingly plain to me that the mandala is the centre. It is the exponent of all paths. It is the path to the centre, to individuation.
... I knew that in finding the mandala as an expression of the self I had attained what was for me the ultimate. - C. G. Jung. Memories, Dreams, Reflections."



My name is Sue O'Kieffe. I create original digital mandala art prints inspired by nature that are meant to bring healing and inspiration to the viewer's spirit. Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means "containing essence." Often referred to as the Circle of Life, mandalas are used in many forms and in many cultural and spiritual traditions as symbols for healing, prayer and meditation.



The mandalas you see in my Etsy shop are a blending of the natural and technological worlds. Photographs I take of the everyday beauty I see on the North Coast of California are digitally transformed into magical new patterns to bring healing and inspiration to the viewer's spirit.

Brightest blessings to you on your path. ~ Sue O'Kieffe

BLOG: http://sacred-circle-mandalas.blogspot.com
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/SacredCircleMandalas


Many thanks also to the Queen of the Flowers, Jacquelyn Berl, for introducing me to many of the new bloggers I will be posting about in the next several days.

And to Sybil Archibald with her uplifting message:

"The source of creativity is the source of everything. Through sculpture, etching & painting, I seek a pathway deep into that sacred well. I keep kinship with ancient mystics. While they sought God in visions, I seek the Divine in the creative process..."

Hiroko Sakai; ethereal fire, said Princess Haiku

I was visiting a friend on facebook and found a link to a wonderful artist, Hiroko Sakai. I find myself delighted and sympatico with her esthetic. Perhaps you will also and do visit..



here

Hiroko Sakai

Hi, Thank you for visiting my page.
I am an Artist, originally from Japan and have been working on my Art in San Francisco.

Main website : www.HirokoSakaiFineArt.com
Official online gallery shop : www.HirokoSakai.com





*Artist Statement*

I was born in a small town of northern Kyushu Island of Japan in early Spring. I was a shy child and liked looking for fairies in grass and reading adventure stories from my gigantic book case. My parents were great patrons of cultures and art and made sure I had many opportunities to grow artistically. It seemed like I have been painting and drawing from my first breath. My school note books are filled with drawings.

My professional art career started in the graphic arts field in Fukuoka, Japan in the early 1990s. After graduating from Seinan Gakuin University with a BA degree in French and Nihon interior design school with a BA degree in design and rendering, I founded Atelier Yume-Tsumugi Ltd. I operated that studio successfully for 5 years and emphasized working on a variety of projects with varying requirements rather than a distinct style.

In 1998, I broadened the scope of my endeavors to include projects in the United States. In the US, I decided to start concentrate on oil painting ... When we tap into our powers of imagination, we are blooms of possibilities.


On Facebook


Interview with Hiroko Sakai

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Vanishing Word Makes a Sea Goddess of Sand

I saw this gorgeous work of sand art on, Deep, Dark, Indelible Green. Is it a sea goddess or a mermaid of sand?


Only she can say.