This is the Way the Mandala is Made!

 A mandala begins simply enough, 

lines...shapes...color

 A quarter turn...a quarter turn...

color goes all around 

 Little things added...

a ruffle here

 Bold lines there

Choices made

 and changes, too

 Definition...

 Detail...a flourish here and there,

a quarter turn...a quarter turn

 Once more 'round the circle...

this is the way

The mandala is made!

(20" x 20" acrylic on canvas, Stacy Wills, 2015)