LeLc Mandala

The first base layer of earthen plaster on the 1200sf Dome floor is done.   Now the FUN with the Tibetan style mandala begins.  Check out the awesome background of these on… this wiki link
This wamandala1s the ‘template’ that we started with… below is construction in progress…
… guess where the middle of the dome is?
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