Mandalas

This week we worked on mandalas. Mandalas are all the craze right now with adult coloring books so I set out to explain the history behind them.  Mandala in Sanskrit means "circle".Mandalas are used in the country of India for spiritual rituals. They can also be used to calm the mind and help with focus.  We also mentioned how this is an example in art and design of radial symmetry.

We substituted the original shapes used for geometric shapes and used grid lines to help keep track of what belonged in each section.