November Rhodie - © Sue O'Kieffe 2008
A rhododendron bush right outside my apartment generates blooms about two months earlier than others that usually bloom in January. I took a photo last week which I later manipulated in Photoshop. Overall I was pretty pleased with the highlights of color and luminosity derived from some actions I used which were developed by Glenn Mitchell. I'm not really sure what I'm doing when applying these automated scripts to my imagery (shhhh, don't tell, k?), but I have figured them out well enough to add a certain glow to my photos and mandalas.
So today I wondered if I could use this photo as a source image for a mandala.
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Trust in dreams, for in them is the hidden gate to eternity ~Kahlil Gibran
Eclipse Mandala - (Create Every Day series) - © Sue O'Kieffe 2008source image: November Rhodie
Third Eye Mandala - (Create Every Day Series) - © Sue O'Kieffe 2008source image: November Rhodie
I wanted to create imagery with a dreamy quality. I think of November as the beginning of a journey into dreamtime. Do you notice the quality of your dreams change during the winter months?
~Sue O'Kieffe
Sacred Circle Mandalas
