Shona Wilson is an Australian artist and sculptor who creates sculptural assemblages with the use of miniature pieces of organic matter.

Her Offering collection, created in 2016, saw pieces made in the form of mandalas, using twigs, bones and seedpods that pay homage to nature, her inspiration.

Shona, who showcased her work at a solo exhibition at Australia’s Arthouse Gallery, believes that this collection serves as a group of therapeutic objects in their own right.

“They are embedded with the vibrational patterns and tones of the natural world, of the very materials they are made from, and thus they emit the frequencies of the materials within them,” explained Shona on Arthouse Gallery’s website.

View more of Shona’s work at shonawilson.com.

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Asmahan A. Mosleh is a UK-based Yemeni artist who creates richly-layered mandala artworks with acrylic paint and gold accents.

She spends anywhere from eight to 80 hours working on a single painting. Asmahan becomes enraptured with each piece she starts, completing only one mandala at a time.

What starts as a pencil outline traced over in pen is transformed using tiny drops of paint, adding character, texture and bursts of colour to each intricate and thoughtful creation.

Follow Asmahan on Instagram to keep up to date with her latest creations.

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Raoul Goetze is a multimedia designer by training, a tattoo artist by day, guitar player for psychedelic rock’n’roll band Wild Eastern Arches after hours, and between all of that he produces visual art, prints, drawings and etchings. His stunning intricate mandalas, which he sketches and laser-engraves onto mahogany wood, have caught our eye.

“I specialised in graphic design, which taught me the discipline of design layout, conceptualisation, attention to detail, striving for perfection and making something visually attractive. However, I longed for hands-on design using only a pencil and piece of paper. This is why I chose wood – to get my hands dirty again,” Raoul explains. He is also inspired by the ritualistic spiritual background behind mandalas, and is fascinated by the balance and detail in their construction.

We’ve seen them, we’ve touched them, and we’re captivated by their eclectic influences and the way they draw from the different creative disciplines in which their creator immerses himself. According to Raoul, they are a point of departure for future projects that will concentrate on visual and functional designs. We’ll definitely be keeping a look out for more from this maestro.

raoulgoetze.com, 084 089 6601, raoul.goetze@gmail.com

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