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Wordless Wednesday: Earth Spiral Mandala

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Earth Spiral Mandala by Margaret Almon, glass, ceramic, gold smalti, on slate, 7 inches. Wordless Wednesday mandala spiral'

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V is for Virescent: A to Z Challenge 2014

Margaret Almon Mosaics

Earth Spiral Mandala by Margaret Almon, glass, ceramic, gold smalti, on slate, 7 inches. Virescent is like a mixture of two of my favorite words, iridescent and verdant. Virescent describes becoming green, a word of spring. The way yellow turns into green is one of my favorite transitions when I am making mosaics.

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In the Fabric’s Path: Orna Shahar’s Spiral Quilt

Margaret Almon Mosaics

My mind is percolating on how to make a spiral with bundles of vertical lines. The Red Tail Rainbow Mandala I made in 2011 has a black background. Looking at the etymology of geometry , it originates from “measurement of earth, ” or Old English “earth-craft.”