My First Attempts – How My Journey with Mandalas Began...

... in May 2022.

I always felt that I wanted to create something with my hands. It was my dream to bring something to life out of nothing. But somehow, nothing truly captured me.

Then one day I saw a mandala stone. Maybe on Instagram – I don’t even remember exactly. But in that moment, I knew: I want to paint one too.

I had no idea about anything. I didn’t know about paints, plaster stones… I just ordered everything I could find on Amazon. Natural stones, a dotting tool set, a stencil (which I still haven’t used), and of course, paint.

When everything arrived, I excitedly started dotting. After half an hour, I gave up. The dots didn’t look nice, nothing turned out the way I imagined. (Now I know the paint was too thick.) I left everything on the table just as it was and didn’t look at it again for weeks.

Then one day I somehow sat down again. I continued. I’m not the type to give up easily.
I ordered another type of paint and tried on wooden discs – but the dots still didn’t look good. Then came a porcelain plate, and with the new paint it finally looked quite nice. I was starting to understand what the right paint consistency should be.

Meanwhile, I watched videos and saw that many artists use medium. I ordered that too. From then on, it was just a matter of experimenting until all my paints had the right consistency. With the help of the medium, I could finally make them work the way I wanted.

From that point on, I couldn’t stop anymore. I spent all my free time painting. I painted, took photos, and of course sent them to my family. Poor them.