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Timeout for Art: A Species of Writing

24 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, INSPIRATION, PENCIL DRAWINGS, PEOPLE, TIMEOUT FOR ART - Quotes, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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art therapy, Museo Portoviejo, Pencil drawing, transferring tension to art

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Student Exercise Sheets – (10 samples)

“Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing;  it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality.”  (Edgar Degas)

P1720035 transfer frustratons - pencil

This time last year (July 2012) many students toured the Mola Series exhibit at the Portoviejo (Manabi/Ecuador) Museum. The director of the museum said that a group of girls would be visiting the museum and asked if they could tour the exhibit. She said that the girls had ‘problemas.’   Some came from abusive homes, one was pregnant, and they all deserved some positive experiences. I suggested that we buy pencils and paper and give them a quick drawing class! Continue reading →

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Timeout for Art: Through A Child’s Eyes

30 Thursday May 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in PENCIL DRAWINGS, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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art therapy, Botanical drawings in pencil, Pencil drawing, Timeout For Art: Through A Child's Eyes, Warm ups for Art

(Ecuador)

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What I do when a page won’t load or an email won’t open! Bienvenidos to Casa Loca!

“When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work.  I told her I worked at the college – that my job was to teach people how to draw.  She stared back and me, incredulous, and said, “You mean they forget?”  (Howard Ikemoto)

P1720831 leaf in progress pencil

WordPress folks, YOU ROCK!  You quickly steered the once-a week drawing theme into an amazing community project!   Continue reading →

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Counting Blessings

13 Friday Jul 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PAINTING WORKSHOPS: "I CAN DO THIS!", PEOPLE, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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art therapy, Lisa Brunetti, Museo Portoviejo, working with troubled teens

On Wednesday, a group of teen/preteen girls visited the museum;  Jacqueline, the director of the museum, warned me that the girls were ‘troubled,’ and she was unsure what to expect. Continue reading →

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