Art & Soul name tag I made for myself For a variety of reasons - economy, life, etc. - I didn't know if I was going to go to Art & Soul this year, and I very nearly didn't. But the soul was hungry, starving for the art connection, and thus it was prescribed. My therapist COMMANDED me to go, said I had no business NOT going, what was I even thinking of?! (She is SUCH a good therapist!)
So I had to decide which class among classes would be the most beneficial to me at this time,
and I chose Sculpting a Sketch with Jane Wynn. I am so glad I did. Jane is a wonderful teacher - very knowledgeable about her subject, very experienced as a teacher, and so encouraging to her students. Also SUPER TALENTED, of course! She really knows how to convey her message to her students, because everybody in that class created an amazing drawing.
and I chose Sculpting a Sketch with Jane Wynn. I am so glad I did. Jane is a wonderful teacher - very knowledgeable about her subject, very experienced as a teacher, and so encouraging to her students. Also SUPER TALENTED, of course! She really knows how to convey her message to her students, because everybody in that class created an amazing drawing.
The best part of a class like this is getting into your quiet spot where you disappear into the physical and the emotional of the act of drawing. It is kinetic and rhythmic, like a heart beat. I believe more and more that each of us has our calling - that activity which nurtures our soul and identifies the very core of our being. When we are separated from it, some of us experience that crackling sound between our synapses and feel the tensing, sinewy pull on muscle and bone, our mind and body on the verge of spontaneous combustion, explosion, fragmentation into particles of dust being randomly thrown across the continent by a tornado. At least, that's how I've been feelling lately. But in the timeless world of pencil on paper the molecules reconnect and relax, and I feel whole again.
I can scarcely believe that I spent my whole time in class working on one tiny little drawing. But I did. This is what I did in class.
This morning after scanning my drawing, I noticed a few areas that needed a little more work, so below is the same drawing with some small changes. Can you find the changes? (Just kidding, we won't pretend this is a Highlights magazine.) But hopefully teacher will be pleased that my critical eye continues to develop.
Thank you for a wonderful class, Miss Jane.
2 comments:
He looks great, lulu! And I am so glad to hear you had a good time. The art connection that you mention is SO important! Artful solitude is sometimes useful, but artful connection is just as important. After all we are social beings!
Was great to meet you at Art & Soul (I'm the one that stopped you and made you write your blog site in my little notebook). Glad to see you had a wonderfully inspirational class. I love A&S!
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