Meet Mika.
She is six years old and homeschooled.
She likes coloring Mandala Art.

A mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the universe.^[1] In common use, “mandala” has become a generic term for any diagram, chart or geometric pattern that represents a microcosm of the universe. [Source]

We first realized Mika's love for mandalas when she filled up an adult coloring book of a different assortment of Mandala art.

She has then moved on to using watercolor pencils and in this piece, she uses washable color markers from Maped. She has tried creating her own Mandala Art and had fun doing it for an Art Contest on steemit where she placed as one of the top 10 entries.
 
 
Lately we have been doing more Math and Filipino to catch up on her modules but we try to find time to do the Arts. We also recently added Computer to her schedule but I try to limit use to 30 minutes a week, she is getting to love Bookworm Deluxe!
 

She chose the colors for this one on her own so she used a lot of purple, one of her favorite colors. As you can see she makes sure to color the same patterns on both sides of the turtle.

She colored the turtle arms with vibrant colors. She put alternating colors on the two rows of ovals on the turtle's back.

By the time she got to these remaining parts...

... she got tired and colored everything pink and blue.

She then wrote her name on top with three exclamation points, excited to put the piece in her art portfolio for school.

 
 

What do you think of her artwork?

If you are feeling your creative juices and want to color this Mandala turtle, click here to download and print it out. Hope you enjoy coloring it as much as my little one did!

As @jacinta.sevilla said in her post before,

"Every child is an artist, the problem is to remain an artist once he grows up"

- Pablo Picasso

   

Little by little we try to practice her passion for art and patterns.

One day she'll read this and laugh, probably at how she made this piece in a rush.
 

I hope it puts a smile on her face and I hope it made you smile today as well.

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