Strings of Life and Beyond

This is a different kind of mandala from the rest of the collection. Instead of filled patterns, it uses the string-art technique: straight lines drawn between two edges, each shifted slightly from the last, so that together they create a curve that none of them contains. Six-fold rotation turns those curves into a spinning star inside a hexagon.

Anusuya describes these strings as threads tying past, present and future into one tapestry, and the technique supports that: each line is simple on its own, but meaning appears only when they are seen together. Indian philosophy often uses the image of the sutra, literally a thread, for ideas that hold life together. Light, airy and very modern, this piece leaves plenty of white paper showing, so it suits minimal interiors, pale walls and spaces where a busier mandala would feel too much.