Platoro Sol

Platoro Sol
Wood and acrylic paint

Circle mandala. Outer border left unpainted, preceded by a thin blue border. Center defined by an orange half circle and a blue half circle border connecting. Light purple border surrounding the center shapes. Pink triangles and round shapes outside of purple border.Orange rectangle shapes in between the pink shapes.

The Recycling the Sacred collection is composed of mandalas whose materials were primarily sourced from second hand stores. The artist began collecting variations of wood from second hand stores to later repurpose and give them "a new dignity and life." Many of the patterns used are inspired by ancient native cultures, particularly the basket and pottery designs of the Huhugam. Most of the mandalas take a circle shape, celebrating the Sacred Circle symbol and our place in it.