Wednesday, March 7, 2012

March Forward

Winter is fading away and it's looking more and more like spring every day. Which means its time to wake up and start the art vending season again.

Portland Saturday Market
Coming out of hibernation.

The first weekend of March marked the opening of the Portland Saturday Market, which went quite well. The rain stopped for a couple days and we even got some sun. Which is a big deal in Portland, OR. I got to sell a couple Ganesh prints to people who really appreciated them, which always feels really good. Plus I got to enjoy hanging out with other artist friends.

I am also in an art show this month at the Doll Gardner Gallery in Portland. The show features a wide variety of mandala art and runs through March.

Mandala
Mandalas Anonymous.

During the opening reception I was asked to talk about Mandalas. I touched on sacred symbolism, sacred geometry, and transferring intentional energy into art.

Even with all sorts of events going on I'm still able to get some work done on new ebru projects.

Guanyin silkscreen
Guanyin is ready for printing!

I paint my screens in by hand, which can take awhile, but the amount of positive energy that is transferred into the piece during the process is well worth the effort. At this point I am looking over my paints and picking out the colors I will use for the ebru prints. I hope to start mixing the size this weekend and start working out what ebru designs to use soon. More updates on the Guanyin project coming up.

Peace & Love,
-Danny