Whether creating one or simply looking at one, there is something about a mandala that penetrates the soul. Mandalas are powerful symbols of the universe – the one around us and the one within! They remind us of truths that we already know, but tend to lose touch with… Like how from one source there is infinite possibility. Or how we need both structure & flow in our lives in order to live in balance & harmony. Or how our belonging is found through our uniqueness. How amazing that a mere image can convey so much infinite wisdom!

When I created this piece in the spring of 2025, “Iris Mandala,” I enjoyed incorporating various shades of purple and yellow using iris petals, pansies, tulip petals, buttercup, phlox, African daisies and more. I “grounded” the mandala with a center petunia, and then gave it some movement with the curved fern fronds and spinning periwinkles. I love how flowers themselves, and so many things in nature, are mandalas in themselves! May this piece remind you that you are the universe, and that all of its power lies within you!

Pressed iris, periwinkle, tulip, pansy, patunia, fern, African daisy, lily, phlox & buttercup

Original: 21″ x 21″

Print: 11″ x 11″, $60; 12″ x 12″, $65; see the PetalAndSoulArt page.