Winter Solstice Mandala Creation
When: Sunday, December 18th, 2011, 10:30 am
Where: Open Space Visitor Center
6500 Coors Blvd, located east of Coors Blvd. at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd. which is between Montano Blvd. and Paseo del Norte
FREE. Registration required.
To register call: 505-897-8831
Participants will build a Mandala. Materials will consist of organic
materials which can be eaten by birds, composted or can quickly
biodegrade. “Mandala” is loosely translated to mean “circle” and
has many meanings.
Here, it is a means of gathering our community of Open Space visitors, volunteers and staff in a project that invites wildlife to participate.
“The word ‘mandala’ is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean ‘circle,’ a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the
organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.”
“Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community. ”
A mandala is...
An integrated structure
organized around a
unifying center
Longchenpa
Reference from: mandalaproject.org
The 2011 Mandala
Mandala video footage by Elke Duerr. 
Photos courtesy of Christopher T. Barber
Image co-designed by Pat Malcolm and Joshua Willis.
Open Space Mandala 2011 Participants:
- Tim Ruby
- Heather Ruby
- Ginger Carrell
- Elsa Bumstead
- Barbara Dodge
- Bethany Key
- James Key
- Bobbie Stasey
- Susan Thompson
- Diana Shea
- Chris Barber
- Gladys Young
- Carol Salisbury
- Caitlin Anderson
- David Simpson
- Tiska Blankenship
- Bridget Simpson
- John Holland
- Linda Holland
- Melanie Weidner
- Holly Bahn
- Therese Saunders
- Leslie Alperin
- Olivia Jarmillio
- Christine Herman
- Robert Knapp
- Bonny Hennigan
- Terry Hennigan
- Cathrine Troy
- Remsa Troy
- Kensey Troy
- Genai Troy
- Ann Kopel
- Lee Lancaster
- Jude Dominique
- Jenny Dominique
- Gavin Dominique
- Xavier Dominique
- Becky Bower
THE 2010 Winter Solstice Mandala
The mandala which appears before you is composed of grains. These grains are a common supplement in the fall and winter diet of the Sandhill Crane and many other migratory birds. We have created this mandala as an offering to these migratory species, and as a unifying structure for the communities of people who choose to preserve the habitats and species of the Middle Rio Grande.
Photos courtesy of Christopher T. Barber
Joshua Willis, drawing a circle in the dirt
Participants beginning to get creative
The design starts coming together
Pouring White Millet
The completed composition
Participants:
Pat Malcolm
Fed Malcolm
Jenny Dominique
Wanda E. Cortez
Jerome Shea
Diana Shea
Celia Dale
Sophia Bowers
Becca Kunkle
Elsa Bumstead
Lib Lussiex
Isaiah Vajda
Archie Vajda
Allison Vajda
Rick Raab-Faber
Sean Lessiek
Linda Holland
Becky Holtzman
Christie Cole
Bridget and Caitlin
Stacy Bowers
Isaak Bowers
David Bowers
Patricia Cohen
Donna Detweiler
Irene Seff
Bonnie Baker
Ernesto Maestas
Michaela Maestas