Mandalas

If Retta doesn’t do some type of art each day she gets very cranky. She chose sand painting and Musa and I decided to join in and have some fun. We downloaded some mandalas and colored them with sand. There are so many fabulous sites, with some amazing designs. Musa decided that he did find it very calming to color these. We talked about mindfulness and how this exercise helps achieve it. Musa said he finally understood and would like to do more in the future.

 

Retta says that the more glue the better. Here picture weighed about 3 pounds when done! I have noticed with her art that it is the mixing of colors or substances that she enjoys. The more textures and colors the better. It seems to be very calming for her soul.

 

While looking for free mandalas to print we came across some Navajo sand paintings. They are so amazing. Musa was very inspired.

 

Retta says that the more glue the better. Here picture weighed about 3 pounds when done! I have noticed with her art that it is the mixing of colors or substances that she enjoys. The more textures and colors the better. It seems to be very calming for her soul. While looking for free mandalas to print we came across some Navajo sand paintings. They are so amazing. Musa was very inspired. Some examples:

 

http://penfieldgallery.com/sand.shtml

http://www.camerontradingpost.com/sandpaintinghx.html