Moon Moon Mandala is a small-group experience designed to support you in self-exploration, reigniting your creative practice, and infusing your work with more meaning. During this course, participants will:

  • maintain a daily (or near daily) mandala drawing and journal entry that typically takes a half hour

  • attend weekly meetings for a month in which you share a significant mandala of the week with the group

  • create a quilt or textile piece that represents the insights you've gained from this practice

 

Participants share more stories about Moon Moon Mandala.

 
 
 

I've done morning pages for nearly a decade inspired by Julia Cameron in the Artist's Way. Every morning, I sit down and write one page reflecting on the previous day. I've found daily practice to be really formative over time.

Recently I've paired that practice with drawing a morning mandala, and I've been fascinated by the level of insight that can arise from the simple act of thoughtful drawing. Who knew my subconscious had so much it wanted to say?

 
 

  • how to establish a daily mandala-drawing practice

  • how to better engage with your subconscious

  • how to draw on your personal associations with colors, shapes, line, and composition to create more meaningful work

  • how to recognize your own personal myth that you’ve living out

 
 

Moon Moon Mandala is a course of self-exploration, and is designed for people who are curious about understanding themselves better and want to bring more meaning into their work. Our time in meeting circle is spent in conversation. We share a significant mandala from the week, insights we’ve gleaned from it, and support others in the circle as they do the same.

Although this is not a course about sewing technique, participants will receive weekly technique libraries— curated collections of some of my favorite sewing technique videos— to support you in creating your final culminating piece.

Each cycle of Moon Moon Mandala is capped at eight participants to allow ample time for sharing

 

  • something to make a mark: favorites included colored pencils, crayons, markers, and paint

  • paper: something the size of printer paper gives you plenty of room to be intuitive

  • a system for organizing your mandalas: an envelope, a box, or a journal could all work

  • dedicated time each day (or at least most days): people average spending 30 minutes a day on this practice

  • a willingness to stay present, explore feelings, and support others in the your circle as they do the same

  • the fabric and material you choose for your final project

Mandala quilt by amanda nadig

 

Each week as you progress through the workshop, you can access to various technique libraries to support you in creating your final textile piece. There’s a guided meditation in the beginning to help you tune in for drawing your first mandala. For each weekly meeting circle, a technique library will be shared. These are collections of some of my favorite classic techniques both for hand-sewing and machine-work, and span all levels of sewing experience, from beginner to advanced.

 
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MANDALA GARMENT BY KAREN SMITH MCGARITY

MANDALA PIECE BY MAX GAUTIER