This post was contributed anonymously. It’s a terrific variation on the rainbow, made primarily in rainbow colors but with moments of white and grey as well.
Today’s crochet Mandalas for Marinke contribution is a beautiful spoke mandala with bright sunshine yellow spokes that made me smile. I also really liked the wavy white round; it adds a sense of movement to the mandala. Captivating.
In yesterday’s post I shared some information on the possibility of animal suicide from the book Animal Madness. Today I wanted to share a quotation that I found in that book. It is by Pam Houston, from Contents May Have Shifted.
This succulent crochet mandala, made using Wink’s spoke mandala pattern, comes to us from Nicolas Martine in France.
Yesterday’s crochet mandala by Kirstie came in a package with another mandala – today’s contribution by Emily. It looks like they used the same Stylecraft Special DK yarn to make their crochet mandalas, but while Kirstie used Wink’s I Love Holland crochet mandala pattern, Emily used her Summer Hearts mandala pattern.
Today’s Mandalas for Marinke contribution comes to us from Kirstie in the UK who shares, “I’m a 37 year old mother, air traffic engineer, and post-natal depression survivor.” She has a private Instagram account @krjt1011 and a blog called Wine Makes Mummy Clever, where she has shared some of her own journey through post-natal depression.
This is one of the posts made in honor of Wink, in celebration of crochet mandalas and to raise depression awareness. “The reflective yarn used in the mandala is meant to reflect Wink’s contribution to society as the pattern is hers. It’s hard to see unless light shines on it, especially in the dark.”
Since today is Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d take us to the famous love story of Romeo and Juliet, the story of two star-struck lovers who died by suicide because they couldn’t bear to be apart. It’s often hailed as a great love story, but it could be seen as a story of depression instead.
Each and every time that I sit down to do one of these posts, something really special happens. I really take time to sit quietly with each mandala, photograph its details with great attention, and read through the included messages with care and love. I believe that the attention and intention that I put into each mandala holds value and sets the intention for what they can continue to do in the world, as I share them here. I never fail to be deeply touched by each contribution as I work with it.
Diny Slamet shares a beautiful yarn bombed tree in Australia that is related to the Mandalas for Marinke project in a small way.