A visual practice exploring material, symbol, and becoming.

Where art becomes a portal for transformation.

Finding Beauty
Two intersecting circles forming the almond-shaped mandorla

The Mandorla Project is a series of wall sculptures inspired by the ancient, almond-shaped mandorla—a symbol of creation and union. The work explores emergence in the space where opposites meet.

The Mandorla Project

Each work is created through a layered process, integrating crystals within the form.

The Process

Hands applying metal leaf to the surface of a Mandorla wall sculpture
Hands applying metal leaf to the surface of a Mandorla wall sculpture
Crystals being placed on the surface of a Mandorla wall sculpture
Crystals being placed on the surface of a Mandorla wall sculpture

Laying metal leaf

Placing crystals in the mandorla

Living with the Work

Mandorla wall sculpture installed vertically in a residential interior

“The mandorla holds both strength and grace. The longer I look, the more it draws me into something I can’t fully explain.”

— Tsofia Bar-El

“I find myself between who I have been and who I am becoming. The mandorla reminds me to trust what is unfolding and return to center.”

— Pam Daney