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Mandala 03-24-14

3/25/2014

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Jody Cooke © 2014 All Rights Reserved
Mandala for a rainy day. The colors are subdued, the design is soothing, like rain falling and washing over any harshness the world may have been showing. Soft colors to buffer, comfort and replenish.
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Mandala 03-11-14

3/23/2014

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Jody cooke © 2014 All Rights Reserved
Another design in the Robby series.  I really like how the mandala looks like it is breaking through the frame by the yellow flower with orange petals. It was really meant to be a part of the frame, but looks more like it's part of the mandala wanting to come out of the confining square. This relatively simple mandala reminds me of some Pennsylvania Dutch designs I've seen too.  
 
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Mandala 03-06-14

3/23/2014

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Jody Cooke © 2014 All Rights Reserved
This mandala is part of the Robby Series.  After the passing of Robby O'Brien  (a great artist specializing in the medium of markers, my medium of choice as well) there was a shift in my mandala designing.  I expected I would be different and my work would reflect that after seeing the hundreds of drawings this man had created over his short life. Even though it is not a direct influence from his art I saw at the memorial service, there is a mysterious link back to him in my new approach.  The Robby Series has a distinct border design around the mandala, usually colored squares.  Any designing out from that point to the edge is delicate and does not reach the matt board, something my husband has been suggesting for awhile.  I have to agree...it's nice to have the spiritual space, instead of my usual need to fill every little spot up with design elements.  Here's another one for Robby!
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Mandala 03-18-14

3/21/2014

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Jody Cooke © 2014 All Rights Reserved
It simply had to be done.  I felt the need to pare down the myriad of running lines through the mandala and focus on one direct, in your face, flower.  She is one proud sunflower. Happy Spring!  I'm sure somewhere...little sunflower seeds are sprouting in a paper cup in someone's house, a greenhouse near by...certainly not in the ground of Northwestern, NJ as we still have snow...but somewhere a seed is sprouting and getting ready for it's debut in August! 
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Mandala 1-29-14 Blue

3/17/2014

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Jody Cooke © 2014 All Rights Reserved
I'm constantly looking for ways to create each mandala differently.  Normally, I favor the rounder more organic shapes, but every once in a while I try my hand at angular lines.  Very star shaped.  I've actually made this design twice. It's rare, but I do recolor some designs. Also, the clear blue back ground with out my usual meandering of lines is quite refreshing, really draws attention to the star shaped mandala.
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Mandala 03-03-14

3/5/2014

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Jody Cooke © 2014 All Rights Reserved
I have been inspired by a great artist.  This work looks nothing like Robert O'Brien's art....but I've been inspired just the same.  Rest in peace Rob. Thank you for your legacy, your sketch books, your finished art, unfinished art, your freedom and spirit. I will remember you.
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    Hello, and welcome to my website. My name is Jody Cooke and I am a designer living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  I have been an artist in some form or another for over thirty years. My new passion is mandalas! Since I learned about them in January 2013, I have created over 1,500 (black and white) of these circular patterns and over 160 full color.  Some are very small and sketchy, most are 8 inches in diameter, currently I am creating on 24" x 18" paper (transitioning into a Lotus Mandala series as of summer 2017) and one is a 24 inch square acrylic mandala painting on canvas. Definitely not my preferred medium..but I gave it a try!
    Making mandalas is the most rewarding creative endeavor of my career.  Each time I sit down to draw I am so excited to see what comes out on the paper.  I feel so fortunate to have found this expressive and spiritual porthole to reveal my true self.  Thank you for visiting my site.

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