Zen Art - Exotic Gardens with Frames: Zen Gardens, English Gardens, Women, Fairies, Mermaids - Paperback

by Alicia Shaw (Author)

Colouring Book with Frames

approximately 38 images with varying complexity to colour

Each image is framed

Images are printed on one side only

Behind each image is a Zen proverb for reflection

Tester page and colouring tips page

Samples of images in first few pages

Eco friendly, Free ZenArt IOS app available on iTunes for colouring on the go with 18 categories of mandalas - save big on paper, pencils

Other designs available on paperback - Gardens, Oceans, Festivals, Buddha

Why mandala colouring? According to art therapist and mental health counsellor Susanne F. Fincher, we owe the re-introduction of mandalas into modern Western thought to Carl Jung, the Swiss psychoanalyst. In his pioneering exploration of the unconscious through his own art making, Jung observed the motif of the circle spontaneously appearing. The circle drawings reflected his inner state at that moment. Familiarity with the philosophical writings of India prompted Jung to adopt the word "mandala" to describe these circle drawings he and his patients made. In his autobiography, Jung wrote: I sketched every morning in a notebook a small circular drawing, ... which seemed to correspond to my inner situation at the time. ... Only gradually did I discover what the mandala really is: ... the Self, the wholeness of the personality, which if all goes well is harmonious. Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections Wikipedia

Author Biography

Alicia Shaw is a writer of multiple books, one of them being Animal Farm - Sugarcandy Mountain, A children's adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm.