A Date To Remember

Earlier this year I was participating in the Portland SE Art Walk. While there I had plenty of time to hang out with the other artist around me. As a group we noticed that a bunch of us created mandala and yantra art. Which lead us to decide to do a group project involving mandalas. We ended up deciding on creating a mandala wall calendar for next year.

We came up with a 12 month wall calendar featuring art from five different artist, Joanne Licardo, Roger Long, Mark Marasco, Danny Rodriguez, and Nobuaki Suzuki.

combining the work of several independent artist with the wisdom of traditional symbolism and sacred geometry we mindfully created a calendar to enhance the quality of the lives it touches through its presence.

The 2012 wall calendar we made is titled "Mandalas & Yantras, sacred geometry art". It is 8"x 8" with a saddle stitch binding, and was printed and bound in Portland, Oregon by the artist.



I made a three layer ebru sri yantra that is featured in January. Plus I made a two layer ebru agni yantra, it is the third mandala down on the right.

Calendars are a helpful tool. They are great for planning and logging birthdays. Honestly I wouldn't remember half the events I partake in without one.

Plus this one comes with a full year supply of Mandalas and Yantras to look at and meditate on.

We marked the days with U.S. and Christian holidays and observances as well as Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, Rastafarian, and Celtic traditions. It really was fascinating to learn all the different holidays and see how they related with each other. It will surely be interesting to be aware of the holidays as they come to pass. I will see how many new traditions I will obtain over the next year.

The calendar is currently available through a presale in my etsy shop. If you order a calendar during the presale you get 25% off the regular cost. This means the early bird saves five bucks by getting a calendar for $15 instead of $20. The presale ends october 5th, 2011.

To celebrate the release of the calendar we are having a mandala art show on October 6th at Urban Grind in Portland, OR.


We have invited many other artist to show off their mandalas and yantras in the show as well as including all the pieces featured in the calendar. There will be a wide variety of mediums in the show including ebru, acrylic painting, oil painting, sand painting, pen and ink, and digital art. Plus during the opening will be the last chance to get the wall calendar at the discounted rate.

Grab your copy of Mandalas & Yantras 2012 calendar, then grab a couple more for gifts!

Peace & Love,
Danny

Grow With The Flow

I am making a lot of abstract ebru lately.


original handmade acrylic ebru mono-print on cotton paper.

I made this piece by using a combination of traditional ebru technique and traditional suminagashi technique. I love the colors in this piece, and the perspective really draws me in. I am also spotting tons of hidden faces throughout. I bet this piece would do great in a creative space.


original handmade acrylic ebru mono-print on cotton paper.

With a much looser design and a minimal color palette this gel-git ebru is all about balance and simplicity.


original handmade acrylic ebru mono-print on kozo paper.

A tarakli ebru full of blues and purples. This piece is like a deep river, calm, yet full of flowing movement.

I have been on a bit of a blue kick lately. All the blue is quite refreshing during the heat of summer. You can check out more of my work here.

I have also finished another buddha screen print piece.

original handmade acrylic ebru (Turkish paper marbling) mono-print on kozo paper with 3 color buddha screen print. 12.5"x19".

the ebru in this piece has a ripple effect to it know as the spanish wave. Its a cool effect that is created by altering the printing portion of the ebru process.

I am very busy creating so there will be plenty more to share next time. Until then.

Peace & Love,
Danny