M A N D A L A S / brand story

Instagram: @mandalastoenjoy

M A N D A L A S | ART-to-wear by Ewa Nowacka-Piechowiak

"It's an original collection that combines art with design and turns dreams into reality. The author of the Mandalas to ENJOY painting series and the collection of luxurious accessories inspired by it, seems to have a rare ability to interpret dreams and human desires, and her mandalas, like the brand's Clientele, are absolutely unique."

The story behind the original 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 bag (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.