Mandala Monday


 Do not depend on the hope of results. You may have to face the fact that your work will be apparently worthless and even achieve no result at all, if not perhaps results opposite to what you expect. As you get used to this idea, you start more and more to concentrate not on the results, but on the value, the rightness, the truth of the work itself

That quote by Thomas Merton was from Letter to a Young Activist.  It seems to me that is appropriate for artists as well.  

This mandala isn't beautiful but I enjoyed creating it.  

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM

    There are so many forms of value in art. It can be beautiful and pleasant. It can be thought-provoking. It can be, like a good Mandala, a labyrinth for your thoughts. It can calm you down. It can heat you up.
    Decorate your home with what really attracts you - after all it is YOUR home.
    Study the art found in public places and react - get angry, hate it, love it, compare it with the surroundings, give it a name (graffiti/street art/monumental/pompous/folksy/rotten scribbles/charming/weird...)

    You and Thomas Merton are quite right, accept that the result will not necessarily be what you had expected. The way you work and why have value.
    Queenie

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