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Book Review – Drawing Workshop for Kids: Process Art Experiences for Building Creativity and Confidence

October 18, by Shellie Wilson.

Help kids build confidence and find their own creative voice through this collection of 25+ invitations for drawing.

In Drawing Workshop for Kids, art educator Samara Caughey, founder of the highly praised family-centered art studio Purple Twig, shares drawing activities that support the development of creative, confident children ages 7 and up.

All kids need to begin engaging in the pleasure of these simple yet inspiring drawing projects are a pencil and paper. Along the way, new materials are introduced, giving kids the opportunity to experiment with new techniques.

Each of the three main chapters—drawing from life, drawing from images, and inventive drawing—focuses on techniques to explore, such as observation, mark making, shadow, line, composition, detail, contour, and perspective.

Drawing Workshop for Kids strives to inspire children to investigate drawing and develop their own approach to art, building creativity and confidence.

Here are some FAQs for teaching your child to draw, including one on whether a child needs natural drawing talent:

Q: How can I teach my child to draw?
A: You can start by encouraging them to draw frequently, providing them with drawing materials such as pencils, markers, and paper, and giving them simple drawing prompts to get them started.

Q: What age should my child start learning to draw?
A: Children can start learning to draw as early as age two or three, but it is never too late to start.

Q: Does a child need to have natural drawing talent to learn to draw?
A: No, natural drawing talent is not required to learn to draw. Drawing is a skill that can be learned and developed with practice and patience.

Q: How can I encourage my child to keep drawing?
A: You can encourage your child to keep drawing by praising their efforts, displaying their artwork, setting up a designated drawing space, and providing them with new drawing challenges and materials.

Q: What are some simple drawing prompts to get my child started?
A: Simple drawing prompts could include drawing their favorite animal, drawing their family, drawing a landscape or still life, or drawing a character from a book or movie they enjoy.

Q: Should I correct my child’s drawing mistakes?
A: It is important to focus on the effort and creativity put into the drawing rather than perfection. Instead of correcting mistakes, encourage your child to keep trying and experimenting with new techniques.

Q: How can I help my child learn new drawing techniques?
A: You can help your child learn new drawing techniques by providing them with drawing books, watching tutorials together, or enrolling them in art classes or workshops.

 

 

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Traditional Cross Stitch with a Touch of Snark

At first glance at My Big Toe Designs’ website, you might think you’ve stumbled upon a pretty classic cross stitch designer who makes samplers using bible verses and traditional designs.

And there is that, but if you look a little closer, you’ll see another side, with designs that call cat hair a “specialty fiber,” refer to the voices in their head saying to eat the chocolate, and that as far as everyone else knows, this is a “normal” family. 

These designs are billed as whimsical on the My Big Toe Designs website, and they are that, especially compared to the other designs on the site. Who couldn’t relate to “If it’s not one thing, it’s three others” or “I barely survived yesterday and it’s already today”?

As mentioned above, in addition to the snarkier side, this designer makes a lot of samplers and inspirational designs with bible quotes and heartfelt phrases. There are also holiday designs, mostly for Christmas with a religious bent. The pinkie series offers sets of small Christmas designs that can be framed in tiny frames, used as ornaments or given as gifts.

In addition to all the patterns on offer, the website includes tutorials that show how to use stitched fabric in different ways, including making a biscornu, covering a wooden block, making a needle book, a flat ornament and an ort box (if that last one doesn’t mean anything to you, check out this post all about orts).

There also are a few free patterns on the website, including designs about winter, stitching friends, being a grandparent and more.

While you can browse all of My Big Toe Designs’ patterns on the website, you can’t actually order directly from them. But there is a list of websites on the site that you can use if you don’t have a local needlework shop that happens to carry the designs you want.

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