As we began our year at St Paul's we focus on the book by Peter H Reynolds, The Dot. On the first day I introduced mindfulness to all of the art classes. Creativity, connection, and reflection, are the main goal to begin the year with mindfulness. When I reflected on Mr.Reynolds' book I found some key principles to highlight, courage, encouragement, the work of the hand. Each year I use this book to jump start our creativity. In the story Vashti does not want to draw. The teacher encourages her to make a dot, a mark. When Vashti realizes that her teacher encouraged her and valued her work, Vashti found courage and produced a lot of different dots with her hands, in numerous amounts. When these dots are on display, Vashti then encourages another boy to make his mark. After the boy draws his line Vashti, just like his teacher, asks the boy to sign it, just as her teacher had done, giving the boys work recognition and value. In the display for St Paul's Lutheran School of the collection of dots, I gleaned a few bible verses to make connections to this story of encouragement through art making.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." 1 Corinthians 16:13 "Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong." Psalm 90:17 "May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us-- yes, establish the work of our hands."
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AuthorI have a passion for the visual arts and love sharing it with others. I have enjoyed teaching all ages and love to incorporate art history and traditional disciplines as well as innovative ideas. Art is vital to who I am as a creator and educator. Archives
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