This is the artist statement that I made:

I started with the inside of the mandala. I put a heart to symbolize love on the inside, and around it I put my mom, my dad, my sister and my dog. In the square around it I put a pencil for writing, a colored cloud for creativity, a smile for happiness and a console for coding. On the outside, I put two symbols for my favorite games, a musical note for music and a controller for video games.