Up: [[Creating a Body of Work]] Created: 2026-05-06 Updated: 2026-07-04 Having a theme and a series statement will *help you create mandalas* (or any other art) *that emerge from your heart and soul.* Themes could be… ### Inner-Focused - a question I’ve been asking myself - a place or person that matters to me - a feeling or experience I want to understand better - a symbol that keeps appearing in my life - a word that infiltrates my consciousness - a personal quality I want to cultivate ### Outer-Focused - a response to conflict or injustice - a meditation on one of my [[values]] ### Design Oriented - exploring colour palettes - practicing colour mixing - working with an aspect of composition. See [[How to Compose a Painting]] Along with it, a couple of paragraphs explaining what the work is about, how the pieces are connected, and why I made them. Writing the series statement at the beginning will help me stay focused and make decisions about my work. > [!user] [[Julie Gibbons]] email of [[2026-05-06]] for Mandala May