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About Mandalas
Jo Thomas Blaine has been painting mandalas for over twenty years.
An intense love of color, a lifelong fascination with the patterns
found in nature, and an ongoing quest to connect with the spiritual
essence of the Self and the World, have all influenced and nurtured
Jo's love of the Mandala: symmetry radiating in all directions from a
single point. A mandala can be a point of focus. It can be a soothing
presence. A mandala can be a porthole to dreams, a prayer for healing,
or simply a beautiful decoration. Jo's mandalas hope to bridge the seen and unseen worlds. They strive
for a harmony of stillness and motion which provides the viewer both
rest and energy. The originals are drawn and painted entirely by hand,
in pencil and watercolor. Their size varies from 9-18 inches. The
original is then scanned and digitally reproduced in various sizes to
make the collection of products shown in this catalog. Each product
is available in all 45 plus designs (there are new ones being painted
all the time...).
Mandalas
speak to the soul. They are art, yet they are more than art, the same
way we are each our selves, and yet we are more than our selves.
Mandalas invite and entice us to look beyond the surface, to the many
layers that combine to form our experience of an image in the moment.
The word "mandala" is from the Sanskit, meaning "circle". Mandalas have
traditionally been graphic, mystic symbols of the universe, of
creation, and of the drama of a human in the world seeking his or her
sense of origin. They have been used by many different cultures to
cultivate power or healing energy, to protect, to inspire, and to call
upon the divine. Mandalas are deeply a part of our nature. They are
found in our cells, in our eyes, in fruit, in flowers, in snowflakes
and tree trunks and molecules.
Artists all around the world are painting
mandalas. The possibilities are infinite! Each new mandala is a unique
expression of the One pattern that contains all patterns. If you'd like
to explore, you can take a fantastic journey through nearly 200
artist's mandalas at Clare Goodwin's Mandala Page at
http://www.abgoodwin.com/mandala