Unhappily, the event sucked the joy out of creating her beautiful yellow hippo. Happily Cindee refused to comply and didn’t make the hippo gray, even though she was denied her achievement badge for the project. This was unacceptable to the teacher, who insisted that the image be made “real” and demanded that Cindee “fix it.” Blog reader Cindee Andres, however, saw the piece from a slightly different angle, reminding her of a distressing childhood memory.įor a final project in art class, ten-year-old Cindee decided to make a yellow hippopotamus. It stresses the important relationship between light and dark when using fabric to make images. Recently Susan received an extended response to her blog post “Why Color Is Irrelevant.” Susan’s post is about how value is more important than color when creating form. As her assistant I often field emails and address the ones that don’t need her personal touch. Many of you know that I am married to Susan and am a partner with her in the non-art, non-teaching aspects of her business. To find other “inspirational” posts, look for the “Category” search option in the right hand column of this page or at the bottom of the post (if on a mobile device): select “Inspiration.”Īrt Shaming Original Post from June 30, 2018 To read the many inspiring comments from that original “Art Shaming” post, Follow This Linkand scroll to the bottom of the page. Most of these stories end happily as the artist found their way back to the arts. This inspired a flood of similar experiences. I passed on a few examples of this phenomenon in the post, from Susan and myself and from a reader who commented on another post. Sometimes the reason behind our exit from the arts is an unkind or thoughtless comment from a teacher, parent, or friend: art shaming, as I call it. From the comments we received, many of Susan’s readers fall into this pattern. Many of us live our entire adult lives without playing artist again until we retire and rediscover this latent passion. But at some point, perhaps high school when education becomes more about focusing on a vocation, we stop playing in the arts. We encourage the arts in our children-as part of their play they are painters and musicians and sculptors and actors from preschool onward. It is one of the most commented on post we’ve ever produced. Susan C.įrom Tom: This post is one of my favorites not because I guest-wrote it, but because of how it resonated with readers. While a challenging moment in my life, and one filled with deep sorrow, I can’t imagine being anywhere else or doing anything other than being with my dear mama. I hope you understand why we are unable to provide new content at this time. I am so lucky to be able, with my sister, to be present during this stage of her life. This is so that I can spend my time with my mama Meta, (otherwise known as Oma), during her final days and hours. For the next few weeks, Tom will be choosing some his favorite “inspirational” posts to revisit.
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