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Article: Artists on the floor.(CHILDREN'S art diary)
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- Arts & Activities
- Article date:
- February 1, 2007
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Parents warn against floor life without recognizing the value of this unique play space and art studio. To kids, floors that are cold, wet or slippery are fun and feel good. Children's art careers begin on the floor as crawling explorers. Adventuring on home floors provides endless creative possibilities. Children taught modern artists how exciting it is to create on the floor, opening the way for Jackson Pollock to move action and invention to the ground. As kids get older, their art and play is confined to smaller desk spaces and modest explorations with limited art inspiration.
School desks are for schoolwork. In our art room, hula hoops on the floor may mean ...