I took this mandala a little further than usual because I just couldn't help it...
 
All I knew in the beginning was that I wanted something colourful. The title "Rainbow Flake" came to mind and I set to work...
 
But then some magic happened... As I shifted parameters to and fro, flowering shapes appeared out of the chaos... Shapes full of symbolism...
 
Symbols of what? Well, take a look ;)

Springflake

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Gallery: Motifs
Max. Print Size: 28" x 28"

Spring always reminds me of my days as a pagan (that's a whole other story ;P) because my favourite pagan celebration was Ostara or Ēostre. Indeed, Easter originates from this pagan sabbat of fertility and had nothing to do with Christianity... The early church usurped the popular festival in order to convert more people.

But yes, it's all about fertility and new life, which is why I was thrilled to discover certain shapes in my mandala this week that are very reminicent of all sorts of female reproductive organs...

Look carefully and you'll see vaginas, clitorises, cervixes, fallopian tubes and ovaries!

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I don't speak Spanish but my Portuguese allows me to understand a lot of it. I believe the words of the artist translate to:

So, I know that I'm a bit early for the Spring, at least here in the southern hemisphere (and the north must be wondering "Huh? Why you doing Spring now?" ;P) but I just had to go with "Springflake" when I saw the imagery and symbolism appearing out of the fractal chaos.

So I used this image as a diffuse colour pallette:

I then got stuck in, creating image after image, trying to find the perfect combination of colours, but nothing was satisfying my fine artist's aesthetic sense ;P ... So I saved over a dozen different ones of which I liked certain parts, and then stitched them together in Photoshop. Here are a few key ones:

Had I used my usual method of erasing by hand, it would have taken forever, so I used several images like these to be able to select the parts I wanted to change:

The image is 7000 x 7000 pixels, so, as usual, I've designed this details image for you to be able to see some of the details up close and personal... =)

And there you have it. My homage to mothers everywhere. Mothers, child-bearers, life-givers. We literally owe our existence to you and the pain you go through, and the love and nurture you provide. I especially want to say thank you to my own mother, Pixie Fey ... I know I'm late (or very early!) for Mother's Day, but I'm sure you don't mind =)

If you're a mother or mother-to-be and like this artwork, please send me a DM on Discord and I'll send over the high resolution file =)

Remember too that all my designs are for sale. See my site, Mandelsage.com, for details =) ... And I am open to doing commissions too!

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A few recent posts of mine:
"Black Hole" - Zen Colouring Contest | The Mandelsage Challenge - Why I Get Up Every Morning | "Larva on a Leaf" - Gallery: Fine Art
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