ART AND MATH: Two quotes for the Summer!
Two favorite quotes from the Best Arts Blog of 2005 ... A Circle of Quiet.
I am in the midst of writing THE ART OF SEEING ... an art adventure for children from the youngest age ... and I love this quote:
“This benefit of seeing… can come only if you pause a while, extricate yourself from the maddening mob of quick impressions ceaselessly battering our lives, and look thoughtfully at a quiet image… the viewer must be willing to pause, to look again, to meditate.” –Dorothea Lange
And another favorite because it hits home ... on math during the summer months:
"Why math? Because math for our family is like a cranky relative who gets resentful if you don't visit often enough. Take the summer off? Well, you could get the cold shoulder for weeks, maybe months. It's as if you'd never seen each other before. All those afternoons getting acquainted over tea could be for naught! So, we take care to nurture our math relationships all summer long. It saves a lot of trouble, and a lot of wasted time."