Making Collage Mandalas

Discover the wisdom of your unconscious mind. 

In a 2–2.5 hour session, you’ll create a personal mandala from curated images—an intuitive process that reveals inner truths and continues to offer insight long after the session ends.

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Collage mandala made by a young adult.

Format

  • One-on-one sessions
  • Small group workshops (up to 6 people)
  • Classroom lessons (up to 20 people)

Settings

  • My SW Portland studio for workshops
  • Your location for workshops and classroom lessons (public, private, or commercial space)

Clients

  • Teens through adults
  • People seeking clarity, healing, or reconnection with their whole self
  • Those integrating a psychedelic or spiritual journey
  • Individuals navigating transitions, grief, or stress
Two participants of mandala collage workshop
Mandala collage shared by a workshop participant.
Participant in mandala collage workshop.
Analog collage done by a workshop participant.
Mandala collage shared by its creator.
analog collage
Mandala collage shared by its creator.

What to Expect

Invite your unconscious to speak through imagery.

A Collage Mandala session is a guided creative process that invites your unconscious to speak through imagery. All supplies are provided.

We begin with a brief conversation and gentle stretch to help you settle in and leave the outside world behind. Using compass, pencil, and ruler as guides, you’ll balance gentle structure with free-form creativity. From there, you’ll choose images from curated magazines within a set timeframe, allowing your unconscious to lead the way.

You’ll build your mandala in stages, following light structure while freely responding to the imagery. The session is held mostly in silence to maintain flow with your unconscious, with moments of reflection and guidance as needed.

When your piece feels complete, we’ll close with conversation and personal reflection. You’ll also be invited to note key insights on the back of your mandala, to revisit as your piece continues to reveal meaning over time.

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About MJ — Artist and Instructor

MJ Connors Davison

MJ is a Portland-based mixed media artist and instructor. She guides individuals and groups toward deeper self-knowing through MARI sessions and Collage Mandala workshops.

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"MJ is an engaging, adaptable teacher. She readily presents to mixed groups of teens and adults, tailoring her attention to each need at hand. Everyone feels seen and supported, in their struggles and discoveries."
Linda SEvents Organizer
"MJ's teaching style towards entering the creative zone and supporting the collage experience was perfection. She is such a phenomenal guide and intuitive."
Kim RCFP, Wealth Manager
"MJ presents her collage classes with well-researched knowledge, organization, passion, and accessibility. Her high regard for this medium, with her teaching style, allowed me as a painter, to relate to the artistic elements of composition with a new understanding and with a fresh delight in the process."
Robin LMSW, LCSW
"MJ's guidance is... part creative challenger, part soul cheerleader, and part devil's advocate. I love how she encouragingly leads this work/play."
Jillian NDir., Lajja Studio
"I'm feeling very energized and inspired. It was an amazing group to work with. MJ was a wonderful guide. Good mix of structure and autonomy. Five stars!"
Tara CArtist, Curator
I enjoyed the collage series with MJ, she really gives to all such sensitive, insightful feedback. My spirits are lifted and I'm motivated to clean out my temple and my house."
Donna PK

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MIXED MEDIA ARTIST | MARI PRACTITIONER