Mandala Stone Dot Painting workshop in Montgomery County, Md.

Come relax while creating your own mandala stone! No experience necessary! Jody Jacobs Resnicow is an artist who has been teaching in the local area at craft stores, cafes, community centers, senior centers, and privately for ages 5 to 100. (See photos of her work and classes on her Instagram account, @JJWebArt.)

To make your own unique, colorful mandala design on a smooth, organic river stone, Jody will walk you through some basic and some more complex dotting tool techniques. Select from a variety of stone shapes and sizes (necklace pendants, small canvases, and some small wood items may also be available). You will receive a simple meditation to practice at home with your stone. Additionally, it makes a great gift, art piece, or the beginning of a rock garden, inside or out.

• Learn a brief history of mandalas and their meaning.
• Household tools will be demonstrated so you can create at home what you learned, and mandala tools will be available for use while in the workshop.
• You will intuitively choose your colors, and after, you will find out the meaning of the colors you chose.
• There will be examples of mandalas to inspire you and instruction provided on how to achieve your choice or suggestions to modify if needed.
• We will be using acrylic craft paints that can be permanent on your clothes, so wear old clothes that can get messy. Though few people get it on their clothes, it's best to be prepared.
• Your mandala stone will be sealed for indoors, but you will be provided with instructions to further seal it for outdoors if you would like to start a rock garden!All materials will be provided. Necklace chains for your pendant and a small mandala tool kit for making mandalas at home will be available for purchase from Jody after class, via cash or Venmo.

Crafters ages 10+ are invited to attend this workshop, but anyone 13 or under must be accompanied by a paying adult.

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