[Woodcarver] Creativity in schools

[maricha]

joe, i concur with you it is one of the ways which will help a lot of people
and i feel very strongly that in art, whether it is music ,
sculpture/carving, painting, poetry, dancing etc. etc. there is that most
powerful language without words.... where images of the mind are so alive in
the artist's mind and soul, yet it only comes alive in their work and they
find it most difficult to put thought into word.... some can after they have
reached that special "it" moment of illumination or '"wow" moment, or "i've
got it" of actually creating their image....

cheers
maricha
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Dillett" <jdillett at thecarvingshop.com>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Creativity in schools


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> Hi Maricha,
>
> I loved that you mentioned Betty Edwards book, Drawing on the Right Side
of
> the Brain. Perhaps the premise she uses is not fully based on scientific
> fact when talking about the function of the right and left side of the
> brain. But it might play a role in our individual experiences with our
> creative process.
>
> If the Right Side of our brain is the creative side and the Left Side is
the
> logic and language side, perhaps the Right Side of our brain is more
> dominant in our very early years? As we mature, advancing our logic and
> language skills, for most of us the Left Side of the brain becomes the
> dominant side. Perhaps with some of us, who struggled with Left Side
skills
> such as language and logic, the Right Side stayed the dominant side
perhaps
> making us more creative. Betty Edwards has developed exercises, which seem
> to force Right Side brain activity eventually quieting the Left Side brain
> activity.
>
> I feel this might be another piece of the puzzle in art education,
> creativity and problem solving.
>
>
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