November Challenge Mandalas

For our November challenge we are featuring mandala designs. Vote for your favorites. Three lucky voters will be chosen in a drawing to win a gift certificate from one of our sponsor shops.

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1. Mandala Bowl by Berit of ClayImages
A little fall/holiday spirit. Made with my polymer clay canes, this bowl is about 5 inches in diameter.

2. Good or Evil Cat Figurine by Marie Young of YoungCreative
This kitty has a lot to contemplate with an angel mouse whispering in one ear and a devil mouse whispering in the other. She is seated on a mandala made of polymer mosaic tiles sealed with a glassy liquid polymer finish.Approximately 3 1/2 inches tall.

3. Mandala Wall Plaque by Lisa of HiGirls
This wall plaque is created completely of polymer and is 7 inches diameter.
Cut outs were placed on a flat background, fired, then back filled with tinted liquid polymer. The entire thing was sanded and buffed for a great shine.

4. Geometry Class Redux by Jill of JKollmann
Challenge piece is totally pieced! Took me back to geometry classes, to get (and maintain) 12 sections throughout. This was a fun challenge. 

5. Snowflake Mandala Christmas Ornament by Angela of polymerclaycreations 
The theme for the month is "Mandalas". I chose to do an ornament because of the upcoming season. I love the timeless simplicity of blue and white together. This was made with scraps cut from cane ends and put on a background of pearl clay.

6. Mandala Challenge Ornaments by Arlene of Ashpaints
I was pretty much stumped on this challenge until someone mentioned repeating elements and someone else sent a link with many pictures. My mind immediately hit upon using a kaleidoscope cane to create the central element and repeat single elements from that. It may not be a traditional mandala but it makes me smile!

7. Woodland Mandala by Beth of CreateMyWorldDesigns
Layers, leaf and flower motifs and the colors of autumn create this fall season inspired polymer mandala. To read more about my creative process for this piece, please visit my blog:  http://createmyworlddesigns.blogspot.com/2014/10/meditative-repetition.html

8.  Colors of Thailand Mandala by Betsy of PolyClayCafe
When I first started thinking of what to create for PCAGOE's Mandala challenge, I thought of the colors of the mandalas I saw in the temples of Thailand. Often you could see stunning stain glass mandalas behind statues of Buddhas. In addition to the beautiful patterns, I was struck by all the bright colors. I decided I wanted to use bright colors; those that reminded me of Thailand. Orange for the monks was a given, teal for the lush jungle vegetation, yellow for the marigold wreaths you see everywhere, purple for the color of Saturday, wasabi for the cuisine and just a touch of silver. Read more on my blog: http://polyclaycafe.blogspot.com/2014/10/mandala-inspired-by-colors-of-thailand.html

9. Chakra Mandala by Line of PlaySculptLive
Read more: http://playsculptlive.blogspot.ca/2014/10/mandalas-are-fun.html

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Please select your 1st choice: (2nd & 3rd choice must be different from your 1st.)	1. Mandala Bowl by Berit of ClayImages 2. Good or Evil Cat Figurine by Marie Young of YoungCreative 3. Mandala Wall Plaque by Lisa of HiGirls 4. Geometry Class Redux by Jill of JKollmann 5. Snowflake Mandala Christmas Ornament by Angela of polymerclaycreations 6. Mandala Challenge Ornaments by Arlene of Ashpaints 7. Woodland Mandala by Beth of CreateMyWorldDesigns 8. Colors of Thailand Mandala by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 9. Chakra Mandala by Line of PlaySculptLive
Please select your 2nd choice: (2nd choice must be different from your 1st and 3rd.)	1. Mandala Bowl by Berit of ClayImages 2. Good or Evil Cat Figurine by Marie Young of YoungCreative 3. Mandala Wall Plaque by Lisa of HiGirls 4. Geometry Class Redux by Jill of JKollmann 5. Snowflake Mandala Christmas Ornament by Angela of polymerclaycreations 6. Mandala Challenge Ornaments by Arlene of Ashpaints 7. Woodland Mandala by Beth of CreateMyWorldDesigns 8. Colors of Thailand Mandala by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 9. Chakra Mandala by Line of PlaySculptLive
Please select your 3rd choice: (3rd choice must be different from your 1st and 2nd.)	1. Mandala Bowl by Berit of ClayImages 2. Good or Evil Cat Figurine by Marie Young of YoungCreative 3. Mandala Wall Plaque by Lisa of HiGirls 4. Geometry Class Redux by Jill of JKollmann 5. Snowflake Mandala Christmas Ornament by Angela of polymerclaycreations 6. Mandala Challenge Ornaments by Arlene of Ashpaints 7. Woodland Mandala by Beth of CreateMyWorldDesigns 8. Colors of Thailand Mandala by Betsy of PolyClayCafe 9. Chakra Mandala by Line of PlaySculptLive
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