Inspiring Learning in Young Children Through Art

I love art, but I don't know art.  I can barely remember the names of artists, let alone schools of art or when it was created.  But when I see something I like, or that I hate, or have ideas or questions.  It moves me.  I think art has the power to do that for everyone.  Even young children.  Especially young children.

Last Spring a classroom I worked in did a Miro inspired project week.  I stumbled across this article I wrote about the experience on our website again today and it made me smile.  Miro once said, “The painting rises from the brushstrokes as a poetry rises from the words. The meaning comes later.” This is the spirit in which I approach mark making and expressive design work with our youngest children. The product is not what matters, but learning the process of creation. How can one communicate meaning or represent something without first having the freedom and time to explore the process of creating?

Read the full article and take a peek at the children's marvelous creations here:
Artist Inspiration: Miro Mark Making