A Year of Stone Painting: 52 Mandala Designs to Inspire Your Spirit - F. Sehnaz Bac
4.5 STARS
ABOUT THE BOOK -
You can craft a new mandala every week for one year with this full-color guide by the author of the bestselling The Art of Stone Painting. F. Sehnaz Bac, an artist and seasoned archaeologist, presents step-by-step instructions for fifty-two projects. Her easy-to-follow guide will show you how to transform ordinary stones into inspirational works of art.
The mandala — derived from the Sanskrit word for "circle" — represents the universe, and the symbol has long been instrumental to sacred rituals and meditative practices. This treasury of radiant designs presents patterns for stone paintings, each of which is accompanied by a one-word mantra — relax, tranquil, spirit, dream, believe, and other uplifting terms. A few projects are meant to be painted on sea glass, leaves, or shells, but most are based on Bac's popular interpretations of classic stone-based styles. Colorful photographs accompany simple instructions for a year of crafting inspiration.
The mandala — derived from the Sanskrit word for "circle" — represents the universe, and the symbol has long been instrumental to sacred rituals and meditative practices. This treasury of radiant designs presents patterns for stone paintings, each of which is accompanied by a one-word mantra — relax, tranquil, spirit, dream, believe, and other uplifting terms. A few projects are meant to be painted on sea glass, leaves, or shells, but most are based on Bac's popular interpretations of classic stone-based styles. Colorful photographs accompany simple instructions for a year of crafting inspiration.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
Istanbul native F. Sehnaz Bac studied archaeology at Ege University and has a master's degree in restoration and conservation from the institution's Faculty of Architecture. For two decades, she has worked at many Turkish excavation sites as an archaeologist and draftsman. Her detailed technical drawings have informed her imaginative designs, which are inspired by nature and rendered in watercolor, acrylic, ink, and marker pens.
MY THOUGHTS -
GORGEOUS book! This is seriously a beautiful book. And if only...
I am pretty crafty/artsy and I am going to try a couple of these, but I have my doubts LOL. Most of these are very complex. The book description says "easy-to-follow guide" mmmmm, not really. There are lots of pictures, but they are really small and are not by any means a step-by-step which is what I really wanted. So if you are looking for an instructional book - this is not that. It, however is a book with beautiful pictures and ideas for inspiration. If you can look closely you might be able to figure out how to draw them.
So this is what the "directions" look like -
I am a little disappointed that there is no real step-by-step but I am not really disappointed in the book as a whole. It is still a beautiful book and I can look at it over and over. It does have a lot fo great ideas in it! Now if only I can duplicate them :-)
I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this book from Dover Crafts - Thank You!
Order your copy from Amazon - HERE
Or from Dover - HERE
MY THOUGHTS -
GORGEOUS book! This is seriously a beautiful book. And if only...
I am pretty crafty/artsy and I am going to try a couple of these, but I have my doubts LOL. Most of these are very complex. The book description says "easy-to-follow guide" mmmmm, not really. There are lots of pictures, but they are really small and are not by any means a step-by-step which is what I really wanted. So if you are looking for an instructional book - this is not that. It, however is a book with beautiful pictures and ideas for inspiration. If you can look closely you might be able to figure out how to draw them.
So this is what the "directions" look like -
I am a little disappointed that there is no real step-by-step but I am not really disappointed in the book as a whole. It is still a beautiful book and I can look at it over and over. It does have a lot fo great ideas in it! Now if only I can duplicate them :-)
I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this book from Dover Crafts - Thank You!
Order your copy from Amazon - HERE
Or from Dover - HERE
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