Brand story

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The story behind the original M A N D A L A S | ART-to-wear brand collection in a brief

2015

• totemic portraits, as the beginning of a newly discovered painting path and an announcement of the further direction of the artistic development:
  
  • portrait of the older son;
  • portrait of the younger son;
  • symbolic self-portrait (white peacock). 

2016

• the first intuitive mandalas with a multitude of symbols;
• Mandalas to ENJOY name and logo;
• @mandalastoenjoy fanpage on Facebook;
• calendars for 2017 with 12 mandalas.

2017

• more mandalas;
• silk scarf with a mandala of Feminity;
• M A N D A L A S exhibition / paintings from the Mandalas to ENJOY series in Nowa Gazownia (now Pawilon) in Poznań, at the invitation of Anna Fedorczuk, CAF president, Czapski Art Foundation:
  • an exhibition of original mandalas with a carefully designed artistic setting, aimed at building a cross-cultural bridge between intuitive painting and music, especially fiery flamenco;
  • a dance show to the music of Carlos Piñana (Spain) performed by Eva Rufo (Spain), as a preview of The Colors of Flamenco project;
  • Humam Ammari (Jordan) and Nidal Kalboneh (Palestine) concert;
  • burning cake with mandalas - ritual destruction of mandalas;
  • ceremonial closing of the exhibition.
• an author's evening by Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak at the LUPA Art Incubator in Puszczykowo at the invitation of Luiza Niedźwiecka-Kowalonek and Michał Kowalonek;
• Mandalas to ENJOY channel on YouTube;
• calendars for 2018.

2018

• more mandalas;
• self-portrait with a pineapple, a flamingo and a hummingbird;
• self-portrait with parrots, entitled The Colors of Fire;
• Instagram account @mandalastoenjoy;
• silk scarf with a mandala Nectar of Life;
• shiny silk satin scarf with a mandala of Love;
• multisensual exhibition M A N D A L A S / paintings from the Mandalas to ENJOY series / Młyńska12 in Poznań, combined with accompanying events and other components of the exhibition:
  
  • opening;
  • Magia del Fuego / The Colors of Flameco; a concert by Carlos Piñana and Miguel Angel Orengo and a vocal performance by Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak in Spanish;
  • flamenco dance show performed by Ewa Jakubiec;
  • ritual destruction of mandalas (burning cake with mandalas);
  • ceremonial closing of the exhibition: the fulfillment of a big dream of a little girl with a life-threatening disease, under the care of the Mam Marzenie Foundation;
  • another vocal performance by Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak;
  • vocal performance by Roksana Polska-Batorska;
  • concert by Michał Kowalonek, vocalist of the band Myslovitz and leader of Snowman;
  • Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak's original workshop on creating mandalas and dream maps conducted in cooperation with Małgorzata Mercik-May, architect and coach.
• motto THE BEST IS YET TO COME;
• workshops for foster families at the LUPA Art Incubator in Puszczykowo;
• the idea of continuing The Colors of Flamenco project with David Guttierez (Spain), a master of flamenco dance and the director of the Barcelona Flamenco Ballet - officially announced, but not yet implemented;
• the announcement of the M A N D A L A S Jewellery to ENJOY collection during the Talismans / Family Jewelry exhibition at the YES Gallery in Poznań.

2019

• more mandalas;
• transformation of the logo / Mandalas is ENJOY surrounded by the motto written in a circle;
• individual exhibition by Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak at the YES Gallery in Poznań, at the invitation of Magdalena Kwiatkiewicz; the premiere of the silver M A N D A L A S Jewellery to ENJOY collection (12 sets with 12 mandalas in 12 glass exhibition cases);
• Mandala HEALING had its premiere at this exhibition - there is a very special story behind this mandala;
• Mandalas is ENJOY at the Women's Congress in Poznań, at the invitation of Violetta Ratajczak:
  
  • discussion panel entitled "THE BEST IS YET TO COME", conducted in the form of an interview given by the painter to Magdalena Koźmala, editor-in-chief of Business & Prestige;
  • fashion show with M A N D A L A S Jewellery to ENJOY, entitled "Pleats, waves and mandalas", in cooperation with the CONFASHION brand by Kinga Król;
• international exhibition of artistic jewellery entitled "Moim zdaniem / In my opinion" during the Cracow Jubinale fair and at the District Museum in Sandomierz (3 jewellery to ENJOY sets participated; a ring + pendant with mandalas: SAVE BEES, FEMINITY and HEALING;
• the first test designs of an original pattern with mandala symbols on a grid, which will soon decorate the first prototype of the Classic BLACK_Chic handbag (not yet named that way);
• M A N D A L A S exhibition during the international dance workshops Dancing FairPlayce Poznań at the invitation of Ewa Wycichowska:
  
  • the setting for the vernissage was "Taniec Mocy (Dance of Power) / Mandala Dance" based on an idea by Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak, performed by students and graduates of the Academy of Physical Education in Poznań;
  • the dancers performed in specially designed costumes: black T-shirts with the Mandalas to ENJOY logo and the new logo of Creations to ENJOY and Jewellery to ENJOY silver sets;
  • they danced with unique silk scarves with mandalas: FEMINITY, LOVE and NECTAR OF LIFE, which during previous exhibitions were accessories to their author's outfit;
  • it could not do without the ritual destruction of mandalas / a burning cake with mandalas;
  • on the fourth day of the workshops, the "Dance of Power / Mandala Dance" show took place for the second time - this time in specially designed mandala skirts: "Uroboros", "Love", "Nectar of Life", "Transformation", "Soul", " Healing", "Save Bees" and "Power";
  • as an addition to the exhibition and a creative experiment, prototypes of M A N D A L A S handbags (made of eco-leather with a lining of recycled viscose) were created;
  • skirt prototypes were created only as an element of an artistic bridge connecting painting and dance, mandalas and movement, especially for this occasion;
• profiles: @jewellerytoenjoy and @creationstoenjoy on Instagram;
• Artistar Jewels international exhibition of artistic jewelery in Milan during Milano Jewelry Week (exhibition set: ring + pendant with mandala HEALING); unique clothes and accessories from the then unplanned ART-to-wear collection constituted the thematic setting and clothing of the author / Accepting the invitation to the exhibition in Milan was possible thanks to financial support of Małgorzata Rutkowska (Magovox);
• a private vernissage at the Mandalas to ENJOY headquarters, exclusively at the artist's invitation.

2020

• more mandalas;
• an unexpected meeting during the Fashion Fair made the idea of creating a collection of leather handbags with mandalas real, and in the future also a full collection of ART-to-wear clothes and accessories inspired by intuitive painting;
• the Covid-19 pandemic breaks out;
• the idea of the project #helpingbycoloring / #pomaganieprzezkolorowanie is born;
• a series of graphics and coloring pages;
• rebranding of Mandalas to ENJOY: change of name to M A N D A L A S; a "knot" (pictogram) is created and a new official logo (pictogram + motto).

2021

• more mandalas;
• M A N D A L A S / THE BEST IS YET TO COME;
• intensive work on the ART-to-wear collection / projects ready for implementation in the future are created;
• the first pair of earrings with the UROBOROS mandala made of gold;
• the painting "Tango in my mandala";
• the first prototypes of M A N D A L A S handbags made of ecologically and ethically sourced natural leather are sewn in a friendly workshop in the cradle of mandala tradition.

You don't always need a plan. It's ok to just breathe, let go, trust and accept what happens.