Have you ever felt so overwhelmed with what you have to do that you find yourself in deep avoidance? The Web is perfect for moments like that.
I am part of a panel symposium on Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts in CLTNet. As the lead presenter, I have been fast at work sharing resources and answering questions.
This morning I followed a link to a Ning community for art educators that one of the participants shared and was so taken with the intellectual eye candy!
The pic featured here I drew using Kaleidoscope Painter, which was a shared resource in the community.
What first caught my eye though was this animation painter. The animation is done in Flash and it begins with a female skeleton which then is given flesh, underwear, and ends with a designer outfit.
I watched it 2xs and was blown away both times. I could learn to draw like this. I never got to take an art class in school, not one. And yet I come from a family of artists and gave birth to four talented artists. I have taught courses on creativity on the college level and I was known for the creative displays in my classrooms. I wish someone in my K-12 experience had seen the potential and put me in those classes. But typically, poor kids weren't the ones nurtured in the arts, maybe it is different now? Not.
Another cool video piece I found while there was this one on Women in Art.
Find more videos like this on Art Education 2.0
Or this video about Gilles Tréhin, a dedicated artist and artistic savant, who began designing an imaginary city, Dumont d'Urville.
Take some time and check out this Ning community, but be prepared to get lost in learning for a few hours!
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