Mandala

Project Reflection

What is a mandala? Describe it. 

A mandala as a symbol in a dream, representing the dreamer's search for completeness and self unity

Why is a mandala created? What is the purpose of the mandala? Where did it originate from? 

The purpose of a mandala is an imaginary palace representing an aspect of wisdom or reminding the meditator.

What was most successful about your final piece and the project? Why?

The most successful part was that I was able to represent things I loved in symbols and tried my best to keep the items symbolic 

What did you find most challenging within the project?

The most challenging part was making the things I loved into symbols since some things were hard to convert to a symbol

How did you overcome this challenge?

I worked my best figuring out how to change them into symbols

How could you improve as an art learner in this project? What would you do differently next time?

I would work on coloring the sections

The Global Context of this unit is:_______________________.

history and use of mandalas could be an excellent complement to this activity. This research should examine the different uses of mandalas and other mindfulness activities.