GO Blog 06 Drawing with scissors

So basically I this blog is going to be about drawing with scissors. I choose drawing because that was I thought that I might actually do it if someone suggested it to me. You do this activity by having a pair of scissors and a pencil. I would stick to a pencil made of wood since it is easier to get a better grip with the scissor, so that might be something you want to consider, especially if you work with children.

So grip the pencil with the scissors and start drawing. It could look something like this:

and this is the end result:

It actually became better than I thought. I thought it was going to be a lot harder, like if you switched hands and did the same things. So in that sense it might be hard enough for children. I think the underlying purpose of this excercise is to step out of your comfort zone and look at an everyday activity, like drawing, with new eyes. If you are doing this activity with children you could start talking about how some people needs to do certain activities differently, like drawing with your mouth or toes, but that anyone can be creative.

Art word of the post is shape.

Shape is the form of an object, made up by lines that goes together and are the end of an area (Schirrmacher & Fox, 2009). There are shapes everywhere and in everything, they can be simple or complex. There are shapes, like a triangle, that are recognised by everyone but you can also make up your own shape. It is important that children learn how to read signs since they, together with colours, sends so many messages. The messages could be anything from traffic signals to advetisment or directions to the nearest washroom.

References

Schirrmacher, R. & Englebright Fox, J. (2009). Art & creative development for young children. Belmont, CA, USA: Delmar, Cengage Learning.