Helios Mandala I had almost no idea

I had almost no idea what it would look like as I developed the design

All prints are printed in the U

000 pen strokes

The original size is 14" x 17"

I counted 66 floors in this apartment complex which appears to have 12 rows

Helios Mandala I had almost no ideaHelios is an abstract pen and ink drawing. The drawing is inspired by my interest in machines, mechanical design, symmetry, structure and geometry. Helios is also a revision of two earlier drawings, Prophet and Tambora. I borrowed elements from these two drawings and re arranged them so that the drawing is split in half. The original size is 14" x 17". The initial design was created using a pencil, compass, ruler and protractor. Once the design was