Tropical Mandala Journal (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781087926797)

TROPICAL MANDALA JOURNAL Design & Illustration by David K. Griffin

Personalize your own Tropical Mandala Journal or gift a friend - either way you're sure cherish this unique book. Lovers of the ocean and tropics will especially appreciate the full page color designs with exotic tropical flowers, birds and sea mammals. Renowned graphic designer and illustrator, David K. Griffin, from Venice, Florida, has created a stunning series of marine-cosmic mandala designs - magical forms with radial balance focusing on the chill beach life and the tropics. Be inspired to start a novel, sketch a design, write a personal journal or just doodle, whether it's your next big idea or just a to-do list, Tropical Mandala Journal is a great tool to help you find peace in these challenging times.

Specs: Size: 8-1/2" x 8-1/2"

Spine: .438"

Pages: 112

Binding: Hard cover

Paper stock: 70 lb. premium white

Ink: Premium color

Illustrations: 25 large, 25 small

ABOUT THE ARTIST

David K. Griffin is an artist and graphic designer who's been living the beach life and creating art in Venice, Florida since 2004. David's graphic design, illustration and fine art background is extensive. He's been a leader and mentor in the arts community - notably in Burlington, Vermont, where in 2000 he was presented with a plaque from the City of Burlington thanking him for his contributions to the arts community and helping to "nurture creativity and imagination in children of all ages." David has been winning awards for both his fine art and graphic design work for years. In 2016, he designed a book for renowned fine art photographer, Clyde Butcher, Celebrating America's National Parks, which won prestigious awards in an international publishing competition. In 2020, David won a merit award from the Venice Art Center for his original acrylic painting, Golden Beach. His designs and and paintings are in collectors homes and businesses from Vermont to California and throughout Florida.

ABOUT MANDALAS

Mandala, literally meaning circle or round (in Sanskrit) - a magical form with radial balance, a shape without beginning or end - a cosmic diagram reminding us of our relationship to infinity, extending beyond and within our bodies and minds. In Buddhism, the mandala represents the nature of the "pure land, enlightened mind" - used in support of the meditating person. The "circle of life" has been depicted in mandala-like forms by cultures throughout history, from Aztec sun stones to Christian altars. The circle is also associated with eternity, balance and perfection - the last one mainly because the distance from the circle's center to any point in its outline is the same. New age mandalas represent an organizational structure of life itself. A spirtitual journey that is never ending and forever connected.