For our next unit, I'd like us to do some thinking and new writing inspired by ART, visual art in particular (painting, sculpture, drawings). I had a lot of hands-on activities planned for us in our classroom, but I hope you can still find something that sparks your interest working on this theme from home. Many people find drawing, painting, and making art calming and therapeutic as well--something we could all probably use right now.
Mandalas like the one above are one artistic element important to a variety of cultures, faiths and schools of thought...If we were in class I would have had you color one for your journal...If you're looking for something to do, you can create some interesting mandalas at this site. Print them, color them, put them in your journal if you want to. This is fun but not required.
Here's what is required, by 11:59 pm Thursday 4/2:
Leave a brief but thoughtful COMMENT (150-200 words or so) on this post answering one or more of these questions:
- How or why do you think art could be used as therapy?
- Can you think of other pieces of or types of art that are connected to certain faiths, disciplines or movements?
- What role does art play in your own life?
- If you could be any kind of artist, what would you be? Why?
- What do your doodles say about your personality? Check this site or others for reference.
- Why do you think Adult Coloring Books are so popular right now? This article has some ideas.
Read everyone else's comments, too, and reply back if you'd like!
