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Bex Hall > Art Projects > I tried again. I still don’t like it.

I tried again. I still don’t like it.

July 13, 2021

Creating mandalas are not my thing.

Mandala

For many people, creating a mandala is therapeutic or soothing, so I’ve heard. Every time I make one, my stress level goes up. Every imperfect circle and misshapen whatamacallit only serves to irritate me.

I think it’s because I put too much pressure on the end result being perfect. 

It may have something to do with my approach and mindset. And expectations. You’re probably thinking to yourself, “Ya think?” and you would be right. 😊

For most anything else I create, I don’t have this struggle, so why this subject?

Something to sit with and ponder.

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Her writing has appeared in various online and print publications, most recently in Kerning, a literary magazine, and in the Stories of Hope Collection in Transplant Living. Her artwork has appeared and sold through the Grayson Gallery. She blogs here about creative life and creates in Studio BE overlooking the Ohio River. Her work in progress is a memoir about the secret life of objects.

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