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[earlyrepresentations]

3 part drawing of Samantha’s new baby sister. She first drew the smiling face after we spoke about what can happen inside and outside of a circle and then slowly added different elements to the drawing making sure to be very intentional with her color and line choices. 

As I watched Samantha draw her picture I was reminded of certain habits of mind/life lessons that educator Elliot Eisner writes about in his 2002 book The Arts and the Creation of Mind. 3 in particular were: 

- The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said.

- The arts teach students to think through and within material.

- The arts teach students that small differences can have large effects.

[earlyrepresentations]

"This is an island surrounded by pink palm trees and a friendly alligator“

Artist, teacher, and educational theorist Elliot Eisner wrote about the many habits of mind that the arts teach, such as celebrating the ways we see and interpret the world, the ability to think imaginatively and express the imagination through the properties of materials, and the ways it teaches us new languages to communicate ideas. These complex thinking strategies can be seen in Samantha’s exploration of paint. Her exploration leads to discoveries as she constructs her own knowledge.

[msbeautifique]

A little motivation for your work week. Happy creating! #roughsketch #handlettering #illustrations #ellioteisner #quoteoftheday

[marlanaadele]

“Art is literacy of the heart” - Elliot Eisner