Friday 28th January  - March 2011

Manchester Buddhist Centre

 

http://www.manchesterbuddhistcentre.org.uk/sangha/events/opening-of-fiona-james-ma-show-a-gift.html

 

"Fiona says …
    I see the man­dala as a tem­plate or con­tainer which holds the visual expres­sion of my ideas, val­ues and my other themes of interest such as nature, draw­ings, and symbolism.
    I am inter­ested in the Tibetan Buddhist prac­tice of cre­at­ing sand man­dalas as a spir­itual prac­tice and les­son in imper­man­ence. Mandalas can also be used as a tool within a heal­ing con­text, and the pro­cess of mak­ing a man­dala is sig­ni­fic­ant to me as a mind­ful­ness practice"
 

Found this information when researching about sand mandalas; I was looking to see if there was somewhere where I could go and see one. From photographs I have seen the sand looks to be layered, causing a pattern of relief on the work too. I would have liked to have seen this show, particularly to see how the mandala inspired the end images (both aesthetically and in choice of medium, surface, framing etc.)