created by Everett2867 in Grade 3 at
Mercer Elementary School
from school project "3rd Grade Mandalas with Radial Balance in Progress"
art id #129088894
About this School Project (3rd Grade Mandalas with Radial Balance in Progress)
Third-grade artists were open-minded as they learned how sand mandalas are made. Traditionally, sand mandalas are created by groups of monks and are meant to spread positivity, good health, or joy into the world.
http://www.mandala-painting.com/sand-mandalas/ explains "The making of a sand mandala comes from an ancient Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving ritual geometric patterns made from colored sand. The creation involves multiple persons (...) who each work on one side of the mandala. It’s a very long procedure. During the creation a lot of positive energy is aroused and concentrates in that particular spot(...) While the Sand Mandala is being created by monks, other monks pray and chant mantras (...) This way the positive (healing) energies of the mandala are being released to the environment and to those who are around.' Students focused on the principle of art balance and organized elements of art to create radial balance! Students are exploring with drawing and painting materials to decide what values and colors will work best for them, and they will add color soon!
Students were working toward the following Ohio Visual Art Standards:
3.3CR Experiment with the elements of art to explore connections with the principles of design.
3.3PE Use principles of design to arrange the elements of art.
3.2RE Use feedback and self-assessment to improve the techniques utilized in personal artworks.
