Mandala

First Draft 

Final Piece

Mandala

I started off with some really basic research on mandalas; what really stuck with me was how a mandala was a representation of yourself. I took that and just went with it. I should have done more research because Mandalas are supposed to be symmetrical, my first draft clearly was not. 

For my Mandala I used:

Oil Pastels

Watercolors

Sharpies

While creating my Mandala I wanted to incorporate some things that are really important to me:

The middle part of my mandala represents my family

The ruler around the edge is measuring my education

The pencils represent my dream of teaching

I chose to use plain colors outside my mandala to show the unknown in my future

Arrows are a sign of hope for me so they show my hope in the unknown future

I started out with some small drafts but along the way I discovered somethings worked better than others and I definitely had to make some changes.

My Mandala turned out a lot better than I was expecting, I love it!

It represents my past, present and future so it means a lot to me.

I consider myself a bright happy person so if I were to do anything differently I would add more colors!

Mandalas are definitely something I want to do when I start teaching!

They are a great way for students to express themselves and experiment with a variety of art mediums and techniques.