Dear Ana and all
I was prompted to sent a message to this discussion in response to your
statement
>
>The fact that drawing relates directly to the visual mind and directly
>also
>to the kind of intelligence that is interwove with sensibility and
>emotions,
>without the detour to the abstract cultural building the hearing person
>tends to deal with, and by that I mean words and verbal discourse, made me
>realised the importance drawing could have in developing not only skills
>in
>the student of arts, but the intellectual development, in general, of any
>person.
I do not consider myself an artist and a year or so ago would have agreed
with anyone who said that
>drawing as a talent one is born with, or not.
However, for the past 12 months or so , I have been exploring the use of
visual means of exploring my own thinking, in capturing the content of
interactive meetings of groups, and in feeding back information to others.
(I tutor for the Open University (science and environment) and also work
in facilitation, group-work and dialogue processes.)
I have tried using mindmaps (an OU student suggested this to me), using
diagrams and flowcharts in electronic feedback reports, and using colour/
pictorial representations in recording.
Others are often intrigued as to what I am doing with all my highlighters
when I am recording!
>
>I think that everybody may and should learn drawing as a normal step in
>their
>learning evolution, precisely to overcome the tendency restrain
>explanations
>to words or numbers.
I agree. Personally, I have found that if I allow my intuitive self to
'take over' and keep my analytical / logical self restrained, that the
process can yield
fascinating results. I have learnt to trust this aspect of myself so much
more - for instance, when trying to capture the essence of what is
happening in a group, I 'feel' for what is important and allow my
intuition to direct what I draw, colour or write.
My techniques and tools are very basic and under-developed, so in no way
do I consider that I can draw or that I am artistic in any way !!
But I am gaining the confidence to explore and to cross the boundaries,
and to try to take the learning and expertise from other areas
and apply them in a new context.
Thank you for this interesting discussion.
Best wishes
Elizabeth
West Midlands
UK
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