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This unit was one where we were supposed to reflect in on ourselves, and try and express ourselves through our work. I’m not sure how successful I was in my reflecting, but that doesn’t change that I am very proud of what I was able to produce in this semester!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Of Elephants and Keystones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For this project, we were tasked with making multiple different mandalas: one in black and white, and the other in color. For the black and white mandala, I thought I would reference one of the characters that I had been developing at the time. She’s a character with the ability to shift herself to match the world around her, and her village was one that greatly respected elephants, which brought about the elephant\/tusk theme in this piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our laser mandalas were also laser engraved. I decided to go with the material of bamboo, due to the fact that I felt it matched the character’s vibe, or energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laser Engraved Mandala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For the colored mandala, I decided to go for a theme completely different from the one above. I wanted to do something that had a darker, more sinister energy to it, so I decided to add bones (specifically vertebrae) as a key component in my piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not For Long<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In my previous illustration project, I made an image, so I thought that was something I’d want to replicate with the center of this mandala. I thought it would be interesting to draw a woman who’s trapped, but there’s a confidence in her that says she won’t be trapped for long. Due to the nature of illustrator, the lanterns hanging from the bottom of the mandala are absolutely terrible, but I do like how the piece came out as a whole all the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going back to the previous black and white mandala, making a video of our progression was another part of our mandala assignments. That video is below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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