Mandalas
Mandala: Red Lotus from the Black Mire 3
Watercolor and Origami
9" x 9" x 1.5"
This is my optimism, balance to the pessimism of "Down the Drains".
The title is a line from the "Threefold Lotus Sutra" (Kosei Publishing Company, Tokyo, 1987)
Base Paper is Black German Etch, Origami is Echiczen washi - red. Painted bead (center of center lotus). Bead-pearls (centers of corner lotuses).