2010 had an auspicious beginning, kicked off with a blue-moon-full-moon-eclipse, it promises to be a year of abundant creativity. Let's welcome in the muses and may your new year be filled with luminous clarity.

I think you'll enjoy this month's newsletter - I'm scaling mountains, magnifying mandalas, reading the Red Book, and catching the high vibrations of visionary art, so Click Around!

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Lillian Sizemore
www.sfmosaic.com

Check your calendars and join me at the studio:

Mosaics from the Mind's Eye
Make a meaningful mandala in mixed-media mosaics. Beginning and returning students welcome.
February 9 - March 18th
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
5:30 - 8:30 PM

Intro to Mandala Drawing  

Saturday Afternoons
12:30 - 2:30 PM
January 16, February 13, 20, 27

Tuesdays Afternoons 11:30 AM -1:30 PM
January 12, 19 February 16, 23

Intro to Mandala Drawing at O'Hanlon Center for the Arts
in the sacred redwoods of Mill Valley
March 6, 13, and 20.

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I encountered the visionary abstract paintings of P.C.Turczyn through my geometry mentor, Michael Schneider. I was immediately taken with her ability to meld principles of sacred geometry with such luminscence and understanding that her work drew me in - in - in. She is deeply committed to using art as a tool for healing and I'm excited to share her studio process and story here...  Learn more

It's always a challenge to balance the demands of the day with time for creative reflection. Here, I offer some exercises on using imagery of The Mountain for grounding your inner artist or just for daily life...  Learn more

Consider commissioning a mosaic mandala or sacred geometry installation. I will work closely with you to determine just the right design and materials for your space or intention. I often work with semi-precious stones, marble, glass, tile, and gold. It's alchemy for your wall. Living with sacred geometry can "power-up" any space. Learn more

New York City in December is so much fun! The holiday spirit fills the crisp, cold air and museums offer world-class exhibitions. My good friend Kathy and I met several times at the Rubin Museum, which is dedicated to educating about all forms of Himalayan art, but also  host to the long awaited C.G. Jung Red Book exhibition. We attended a Red Book Dialogue lecture, drank chai, perused the excellent bookstore, studied 13th century mandalas with magnifying glasses, all the while muddling over the mysterious sketches left by Mr. Jung...
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One of my favorite circle makers, Joe Mangrum, has created a new book featuring his ethereal, colorful, public sand paintings located all over New York City. It's an inspiring view of the modern mandala in action. Buy a copy and support his work!
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Our non-profit gallery FiftyCrows features A Climate for Life which runs January 7 - February 13. Gorgeous large format color prints by the International League of Conservation Photographers focus on the beauty of our planet, and challenge us with issues around climate change and  biological diversity. Featuring work by James Balog, Michele Westmoreland, Frans Lanting, Daniel Beltra, Nick Nichols, Annie G. Belt, Cristina Mittermeier, David Doubilet, Paul Nicklen and many more.

FiftyCrows Gallery
49 Geary St, Suite 225
San Francisco, CA 94108
Gallery hours Thurs. Fri. Sat. 11am -6pm 
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Check out my new 'iPhoneified' website for easy purchase from your mobile phone. My self-guided walking map will give you a reason to hit the streets and seek out the best mosaics in the city. Think Zagat's for public mosaics.
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A pensive moment at MOMA with a big Jackson Pollock painting. Like Pollock, I often work from a deep, unconscious place to see what emerges. With the other side of my brain, I study ancient and mid-century mosaics and teach a class about Roman mosaics and geometric patterns. I'm an enthusiastic history nerd, I admit it...
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