tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post8216343410331647560..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: How does this happen?Terry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-81889510971120616272013-04-11T16:48:45.396-07:002013-04-11T16:48:45.396-07:00I just love your blog.... gets my brain charged!I just love your blog.... gets my brain charged!Mary Couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043596850936557749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-2596339886688241642013-04-11T16:47:18.595-07:002013-04-11T16:47:18.595-07:00Oh boy... she's almost taking off with the Pic...Oh boy... she's almost taking off with the Picasso half face... Half the face looks straight ahead, and half is a profile. Guide her Granny, guide her. <br />I loved doing this very lesson with my 1st graders each year. It blew their minds to follow the basic directed drawing instructions. The kids went crazy with oil pastels, and the parents were blown away with the results. We did cool colors on one side and warm colors on the other. So many different teaching concepts in one lesson. <br />Then I would have them write about the characters they had created. Turned them into reading books.... on and on... I miss teaching little people how to read and write.<br />You have such potential to work with. Wish I lived closer... I'd lean over your shoulder. :-)<br />Hugs from MaryMary Couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043596850936557749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-30866787815634692092013-04-11T06:47:25.262-07:002013-04-11T06:47:25.262-07:00Young kids tend to not worry about what others wil...Young kids tend to not worry about what others will think about thier work, and at the same time get totally immersed in the process. Most adults lose that ability to be so totally in the moment. No matter what your media somthing like changing the size of your mark making tool can help you be much more in the moment with the process and even the most "trained" artist becomes more genuine under that set of cirucumstances. It is really good for us, and to help even more, Use a tool and materials that are recycled so there is no precious feeling to what you are doing. Diana Louie, The Village Fabric Shoppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116592195024698454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-10000481644921438362013-04-10T16:32:32.737-07:002013-04-10T16:32:32.737-07:00My drawing teacher gave us a stick from her yard, ...My drawing teacher gave us a stick from her yard, some ink and a model. I should do that again. Thanks for sharing this.Caroline https://www.blogger.com/profile/11922845492859767410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-2497009469223169572013-04-10T15:37:07.852-07:002013-04-10T15:37:07.852-07:00I once had a life drawing teacher who took away ou...I once had a life drawing teacher who took away our pencils and slim sticks of charcoal and made us draw only with the huge cigar sized charcoal sticks. The change was amazing to see... I highly recommend that everyone try it!Natalya Khorover Aikenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490493432155941262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-87674961688657660462013-04-10T10:40:09.547-07:002013-04-10T10:40:09.547-07:00I think you are right, Kristin. I know I fight tha...I think you are right, Kristin. I know I fight that "too many things" impulse constantly. I also wonder how much the drawing implement has to do with it. When Sofia draws with a pencil, she is much more detailed and fussy than with a fat marker. Maybe I need to do a few drawings with something that fat (a burned stick??!) and see what happens.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-35977953772362875002013-04-10T09:54:00.423-07:002013-04-10T09:54:00.423-07:00Oh, wow, Terry!! That is an incredible drawing by ...Oh, wow, Terry!! That is an incredible drawing by Sofia. My kind of face for sure. Talk about distilling down to the essential elements.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-50022072069989216362013-04-10T09:39:17.307-07:002013-04-10T09:39:17.307-07:00Wonderful! Makes you wish you could undo all the ...Wonderful! Makes you wish you could undo all the training and worry about what others think.Jean Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556736186351572521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-39507280749257331192013-04-10T09:21:02.822-07:002013-04-10T09:21:02.822-07:00Wow! That face is fascinating, indeed I wish I cou...Wow! That face is fascinating, indeed I wish I could "see" this, too. Is it the simplicity or the sophistication, or more?<br /><br />Linda <br />www.OneFootinFrance.blogspot.comLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317214131989839670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-82142552538693863402013-04-10T09:08:24.695-07:002013-04-10T09:08:24.695-07:00Wow! Captured the essence completely!Wow! Captured the essence completely!Wtrstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08568026693921160083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-50882206606216036342013-04-10T08:36:45.510-07:002013-04-10T08:36:45.510-07:00There must be an ability to focus on only the impo...There must be an ability to focus on only the important parts that we loose as we mature and begin to understand more and more -- and therefore too many things become "important." Perhaps it's not so much trying too hard, but it's an inability to edit. Time to focus on the essentials! :-)Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-4669354970794578182013-04-10T08:27:09.588-07:002013-04-10T08:27:09.588-07:00a budding picasso?a budding picasso?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-58247816062194179272013-04-10T07:48:59.751-07:002013-04-10T07:48:59.751-07:00I so agree with you on this, Terry!
I so agree with you on this, Terry!<br /><br />lizziebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252416000554440535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-27406080555827318342013-04-10T06:29:20.052-07:002013-04-10T06:29:20.052-07:00The face is very Picasso-esque. Very sophisticated...The face is very Picasso-esque. Very sophisticated. I am so envious of people that can draw without inhibition. I am (and always have been, even as a small child) too caught up in symmetry, perfection and exact replication that it cripples and stifles the simplest of doodles. I am so happy to see that Sophia does not suffer from the same ailments that I have. She is amazing! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105108196295040320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-77776267792378497462013-04-10T05:41:24.473-07:002013-04-10T05:41:24.473-07:00Looks to me like this little granddaughter has the...Looks to me like this little granddaughter has the "art gene" in spades. WOW!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com