New painting in the shop! The Neon Glitter Mandala, or Mandala #5 (not counting the three heart-shaped Mandalas).

Photographing this sucker was a challenge. It didn’t work against the chartreuse paint of the office, and looked terrible against the dark sage paint of the living room. I went with the aqua of the kitchen, in the end.

To be able to capture the sparkle, I had to wait for the 10 minutes per day that the sun was actually shining, and then position the Mandala in that square of sunshine, in the house. The weather has been gnarly the last couple of days–super windy and rainy. I wasn’t going to take a chance that the Mandala would blow away, photographing it outside. 

I have managed to lose the black lights somewhere in the house…I was planning on doing a few black light photos too, just to show the Neon Glitter Mandala’s RANGE. Hmmm.

Well…maybe I’ll just make a little video, sans black lights, for now, to showcase the sparkle. The glitter is always more impressive that way!

The girls and I spent an hour at the dog park this morning, getting muddy and socializing with the regulars. My goals for today include an hour of Blogilates, and making Joshy a bag for his sleeping bag. I have the fabric cut out…that’s an important first step! So long, bloggy-loos.