three things that can get you into "trouble" in art.
1)the idea of perfection. the thought process that one can only move onto the next step after everything in the first step has been completed redone and perfected.
this tends to be a problem that many of the kids here at beaver have in their art projects. I notice that you (R. Roberts) are always trying to get the kids to understand that you can never fully be "done", so perfection isn't really attainable, so they need to focus on getting the bigger picture.
2)another problem that was addressed in the reading is about "scratching". Lots of kids at this school are terrible at scratching for ideas. they sit around and look blankly at walls (not just the seniors) and wait for the teacher to come and prompt them into an idea for their next piece.
3) wrong materials, while not entirely the students fault, could be avoided here if the students take time before the creation process to figure out what they are going to need and/or use. they once again rely on the teacher, or the occasional dropping by of P. Brooks to help guide them in the right direction.
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very thoughtful murray. you always seem ready with ideas. where do these ideas come from? are you always on the lookout for inspiration? and how do you hold onto your ideas for use in later work?
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