The imagery throughout Nussbaum’s Mandala series are drawn from a hybrid of two ideas: the ancient mandala symbol and Andy Warhol’s Flower series. To create these effects, Nussbaum manipulates her photos in Photoshop, creating a circular pattern. This circular pattern transforms the image and references a mandala, an ancient Hindu and Buddhist symbol representing unity and harmony, and signifying a sacred space. Similar to a mandala, Nussbaum’s photographs contain a circle with a center point that balances a variety of visual elements with an inviting pop of color. The photographs in this series were taken during Nussbaum’s travels within the United States, and abroad in Israel, Jordan, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Her imagery originates from photographs taken throughout the course of these travels in market places, botanical gardens, arboretums, flower shows and roadside stands. New Jersey photographer, Carol Nussbaum, earned her Bachelor of Science in Fine Art at Skidmore College, and worked as an art director in New York City for over a decade. Nussbaum has shown her work in New Jersey, New York, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.