Meditative Stone Art: Create over 40 Mandala and Nature-Inspired Designs

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Alleviate stress, foster creativity, and commune with nature while creating beautiful art with Meditative Stone Art.

Let artist Maria Mercedes Trujillo Arango guide you on a meditative art journey, for beginner and expert crafters alike, as she shares her unique and elegant designs for decorating stones. Meditative Stone Art includes 44 illustrated step-by-step projects—21 calming mandala designs and 23 nature-inspired designs, including:

Single-color mandalas
Multicolor mandalas
Flowers
Leaves
Butterflies
Moths
Beetles
Fish

Chock-full of beautiful photography and easy-to-follow instructions to get your designs just right, along with drawing tutorials and information about gathering the perfect stones, tools and supplies, and art techniques, Meditative Stone Art will have you feeling inspired, focused, and relaxed in no time.

From the Publisher

INTRODUCTION

I’ve collected stones since I was a child. I still have one I picked up on a family vacation when I was about eight years old, but it wasn’t until much later that I started painting them. Painting stones, and making art in general, is a meditative act for me. Each artist has their own style, their own favorite tools and supplies, techniques, and tips and tricks. In the first section of the book, I talk about my preferred tools and supplies, and why I like them. Next, I tell you how I select the stones: what I look for when I collect them, where you can find them, and how to prepare them for painting. I will share with you what I like, how I get inspiration from nature, and how I choose my color combinations. I will also give you some ideas and tips for choosing your own colors. Use this book as a guide; I hope you find in it the motivation—and the tools and techniques—you need to explore, experiment, and create your own beautiful painted stones.

IN THE BOOK

Tools and Supplies 12

The tools and supplies I list here are my favorites and the ones I’ve found, by experimenting, to be the best for my style of painting, but these are certainly not the only ones you have to use. You don’t need to go out and buy everything I list here; see what you have on hand first.

How to Make Your Own Dotting Tools

I make my own dotting tools using wooden chopsticks and toothpicks. I made this set when I started painting stones in 2011, and even though I’ve tried some commercially made dotting tools, these remain my favorites. I prefer wood to metal, and I can reshape them easily or adjust their tips.

How to Transfer Your Design to the Stone

You can use your own design or one of the templates on pages 139 to 143. Always measure your stone and decide how big or small you want your design to be.

Mandala Stones

Mandala is a Sanskrit word and means “circle” in a broad sense, sometimes “magic circle” or “center.” In religion and philosophy, mandalas are representations of the cosmos, the universe, or God. In analytical psychology and according to Carl Jung, mandalas represent the self, the wholeness of the personality. Mandalas are found in different cultures and periods of history, including the present. Mandalas can be used as tools for concentration and meditation; they can help us to get insight into and connect with our inner experiences and establish internal order. Often when I make mandalas, I feel relaxed and connected with the cosmos and nature, but most important, with myself.

Nature-Inspired Stones

I wouldn’t call myself an outdoorsy person, but I am deeply touched and inspired by nature. When I go for a walk in the woods or along the beach, I feel both energized and relaxed. I’ve always loved flowers and butterflies, and more recently fish, beetles, and moths. I’m constantly looking at the clouds, the colors of the sky, the moon, and the night sky. I get mesmerized by the color changes of the ocean. Looking at nature triggers my creative mind; I’m called by a dash of color, a color combination, a texture, a form—there is always something out there that I want to capture in my sketchbook. There are endless possibilities found in nature, and I know I will always find inspiration by paying attention to what it has to offer.

How to Draw a Butterfly

When drawing a butterfly, I usually work from a reference photo, preferably one that I have taken or a photo I have permission to use. I use a technique I call the “box” method. This is a simplified version of how I accurately draw a butterfly, considering only the most important reference points. It makes a somewhat symmetrical drawing. I like to draw both sides of the butterfly, and I don’t mind if they are not mathematically symmetric, but if you prefer, you can draw one side and then trace it on the other side so it’s identical.

Publisher‏:‎Rock Point; Illustrated edition (May 12, 2020)
Language‏:‎English
Paperback‏:‎144 pages
ISBN-10‏:‎1631066692
ISBN-13‏:‎978-1631066696
Item Weight‏:‎1.25 pounds
Dimensions‏:‎8.1 x 0.8 x 10.05 inches

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