Stone Mandalas: An Artist Interview with Maria Trujillo

Beloved Wonderful, Creative You:

I'm and then excited to introduce yous a very special creative person, and now friend, Maria Mercedes Trujillo A. I start became aware of Maria's gorgeous piece of work through Pinterest as I searched for mandalas and nature-based art projects. I've ever loved outdoor installations, spirit sticks, and art made with stones, then Maria's work was hard to miss given her connectedness to nature, spirituality, and beauty.

Afterwards, when I joined Instagram (@amymaricle),  I was able to run into her astonishing works in process @MagaMerlina. She is a constant source of inspiration. We began commenting on each other's work, and there began an creative friendship across thousands of miles. I experience very lucky that she has agreed to share her art, inspiration, links to her amazing work and tutorials, and tips on overcoming creative blocks.

At the end of the post, I've included some pictures of my ain stone mandalas, as well equally a gratis printable stone mandala pattern sheet. Stone mandalas can be a great mindfulness activeness. I'd love to hear from you in the comments about your experience with information technology.

Interview with An Artist: Maria Mercedes Trujillo A.

Maria is a self-described late bloomer, self-taught illustrator-crafter from Bogotá-Colombia, who now calls New Zealand home. She attended medical school and became a psychiatrist, but in 2009 decided to make art full time.

Amy: When did you lot start making art?

Maria: I started keeping artist journals in 2000 when I was 35 years old. Outset I was cartoon and painting from my inner world, and and so about 10 years after, from the outer world too. The mandalas started in 2001. I draw, paint, and embroider.

Amy: How do you get the ideas for your mandala patterns? Do y'all study the patterns used by particular artists or cultures?

Maria: My mandalas are mainly built-in from my inner earth, and they are always irresolute. I've studied the history, theory, and psychology of mandalas. I've been specially drawn to Indian/Desi Mehndi, Kolam, Rangoli patterns, Buddhist sand mandalas, Thangkas and Islamic geometric blueprint rosettes.

Amy: Your mandalas are and then beautiful, whether on paper, the comprehend of a periodical, or on a stone. What gave you the idea to first painting on stones?

Maria: A very long time ago I saw some cute painted pebbles in Sweden and loved them. I regret I didn't purchase ane. More than recently I saw some others online, none of them with mandalas though, and thought of drawing my own.

Amy: We are so glad you did! Mandalas are often seen every bit a spiritual symbol. Is making mandalas and fine art in full general a spiritual process for you?

Maria: Fine art is a spiritual process for me because it connects me to who I really am, my essence. Each mandala I create is like a pic of my "Cocky" in that specific moment in time.

Amy: Exercise you always feel "stuck" or uninspired artistically?

Maria: I used to go anxious most this, merely now I know it's all a part of the process. Creating is a cycle, there are times to create and at that place are times to "fill your inner well" every bit Julia Cameron says. When I'm uninspired, I look at books, other people's art, nature, movies, videos, or my own artist journals.

Amy: Where practise y'all become the cute stones you collect?

Maria: I've been collecting stones from many places since I was a child. I'chiliad lucky there are some "shingle" beaches here in New Zealand, that's where I collect most of the stones I paint.

Amy: Where tin people learn more than near making their own stone mandalas?

Maria: Y'all tin can find the stone mandala tutorial here, too every bit many other videos, tips on materials, and other resources on my weblog, www.magamerlina.com. You can also see some of my projects featured in:  Make YOUR Marker: Creative ideas using markers, paint pens, bleach pens & more than. Past Distraction Books.

Create Your Own Stone Mandalas!

Before you head over to www.magamerlina.com to check out Maria'south fabulously inspiring videos and tutorials, I've made up some of my own stone mandala samples for inspiration, also as a little printable PDF cheat canvass to get you started.

Creative self-care idea: create a portable fine art kit that holds sparse tipped markers (Sharpie, Faber Castell, or Micron brands tin exist institute in your local art and craft shop), stone mandala pattern crook sheet, and one or two smoothen stones. (Click the picture below to download and impress.) Behave this with you and you tin steal away five minutes here and at that place throughout the day.

 Comments:

 Practice you accept questions for Maria? Please let me know how yous liked her beautiful work and astonishing tutorials. Yous can share your rock mandalas past on our Facebook group, Artistic Cocky-Intendance, or on Instagram with #stonemandala.

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Source: https://mindfulartstudio.com/stone-mandalas/

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