dandelion mandala

[asakiyume]

I made this over several hours, breathing in the scent of apple blossoms. Pure bliss.

Comments

[sovay]

That's magnificent.

[asakiyume]

Thank you! I'm happy with it. It's how I envisioned it, spreading the Gospel of Dandelions to everyone who walks by.

[ranunculus]

I really like it!

[asakiyume]

Thank you! I'm so glad!

[osprey_archer]

So beautiful.

[asakiyume]

^_^

Very glad you like it

[anna_wing]

This is absolutely gorgeous! You have added beauty to the world.

And it looks like a cheerier version of Tolkien's drawings of Elvish heraldry!

[asakiyume]

Oh thank you! I loved his heraldry and would often try to imitate it--unsuccessfully.

And thank you for the kind words--I felt all full of purpose and happiness ^_^

[sonia]

Wow! I love how it all fits together, and the couple of seeds that are floating away just like they're supposed to.

[asakiyume]

I had so much fun doing those seeds ^_^

[zdenka]

Pretty!!

[asakiyume]

Many thanks! Glad you like it ^_^

[dark_phoenix54]

That is just gorgeous!

[asakiyume]

So glad you like it ^_^

[squirrelitude]

Oh yay!

The dandelion in elusiveat's container garden seems to have died over the winter, or possibly has been dug out by a squirrel. Where on earth are we going to find a new one? ;-)

(We basically don't grow greens on purpose at this point -- the dandelions, violets, lamb's quarters, chickweed, broad-leaf plantain, and other volunteers in our container gardens keep us well-supplied!)

[asakiyume]

I am highly in favor of growing what comes naturally! You don't do anything, and they just show up!

I like dandelions and lamb's quarters for eating; I haven't tried violets and the others.

[yamamanama]

That's so cool.

[asakiyume]

Really glad you like it!

[okrablossom]

I love it!!!!!!!!

[asakiyume]

Awww, I'm very pleased! I had it in my head as something I wanted to do for a while, but (a) I had work and (b) it was rainy.

[pameladean]

How extremely dandelionish! That's altogether remarkable. P.

[asakiyume]

Dandelions are such sunny, valiant flowers! Very happy to celebrate them.

[radiantfracture]

What delight!

[asakiyume]

They are a delightful flower--happy to spend time contemplating them!

[ellenmillion]

I love this enormously!!

[asakiyume]

Hurray! That makes me very happy.

[wayfaringwordhack]

This is so beautiful. I love the mandala like form, and those floating seeds are the icing on the cake, to thoroughly mix my metaphors!

[asakiyume]

:D Thank you--now you have me thinking about decorating a cake with dandelion-seed designs (or maybe real dandelion seeds!)

[minoanmiss]

SO GORGROUS

[asakiyume]

Thank you, N! 💛

[china_shop]

Ohh, that's gorgeous!

[asakiyume]

Thank you kindly--very pleased you like it!

[puddleshark]

That is fabulous! Oh, those seeds, drifting off... Later in the year, there will be dandelion mandalas everywhere, all over town!

[asakiyume]

Hahaha, yes! It's fractal: a dandelion plant makes a mandala, and then a dandelion-studded field or lawn becomes a mandala too.

[cmcmck]

Wonderful! :o)

[asakiyume]

^_^ Lifting off my feet like a dandelion seed (... well, they don't have feet, but you know what I mean) at your praise.

[goss]

I love this! :D

[asakiyume]

Hurray! Dandelion (or mandala) love forever! (Thank you ^_^)

[gingicat]

I loved this so much I promptly shared it with my family and Discord friends, and forgot to come back and tell you.

[asakiyume]

Thank you!! There may be modest souls out there who don't want their creative efforts spread far and wide, but I am not one of them, LOL. Thank you for sharing. (And I love the mandala/rose-window effect of Queen Anne's lace, as in your userpic, very much too!)

[mallorys_camera]

I love your chalk art very much! 😀

[asakiyume]

I love *doing* it, and it's been more than a year--the last time I did some chalk art was the Advent calendar I drew in 2021.

[shewhomust]

I love thew mixture of flowers and seed heads - and the seeds blowing away ...

seeds

[asakiyume]

Off to make more dandelion mandalas ;-)

[queenoftheskies]

It's BEAUTIFUL!

[asakiyume]

Thank you, Janice 🥰

[oracne]

Beautiful.

[asakiyume]

💛 Thank you!

[cafenowhere]

What a beautiful project! I like the scale of it. I think this chalk art teaches us to "behold" the dandelion.

[asakiyume]

💛💛💛 Thank you. Those who "behold" the dandelion will be rewarded with joy. I felt so joyful doing this.