Wednesday, January 17, 2007
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MaryAnn Kohl
author of twenty books of art projects and activities for kids of all ages
About the Author, Educator, and Presenter
- Bright Ring, art book author MaryAnn Kohl
- Bellingham, WA, United States
- Bright Ring Publishing was founded in 1985 with the first book by MaryAnn Kohl titled: Scribble Cookies: Creative Independent Art Experiences for Children. MaryAnn is the author of 20 books on art activities for children that value the process of creative art more than the finished product. View MaryAnn's books and sample art activities from all of her books at: http://www.brightring.com
4 comments:
Exploration, Discovery, Experimentation. There is no right way and no wrong way for kids to create art. There is only their way. Give them the space and the time to use their right brains. No coach, no driving, no cost.
If kids are copying an adult made sample, they are not engaged in art. They might be doing a craft or their work might be called "instructional art", or a project related to their science or math or social studies units. Art has an open end of expectation. The product is up to the child.
Imagine Van Gogh or Monet making a stoplight "art" project from construction paper with a red circle, yellow circle, and green circle. Imagine -- really imagine! Would it look like a stoplight?
Fantastic News - Congratulations on you blog site. The more art teachers who get the word out there the better the world becomes.
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