a little more McLuhan (& maybe Pynchon)

[David Morris]

Notice, I said one of the first "forms."

http://www.learningdesign.com/Portfolio/DrawDev/kiddrawing.html

Scribbling Stage:
Random scribbles begin at age one-and-a-half, but quite quickly take
on definite shapes. Circular movement is first because it is most
natural anatomically.

Symbol Stage:
After weeks of scribbling, children make the discovery of art: a drawn
symbol can stand for a real thing in the environment. Circular form
becomes a universal symbol for almost anything. Later symbols become
more complex, reflecting child's observations on the world around him.


On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:59 PM, David Payne <dpayne1912 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> On Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:20:05 -0500, David Morris (fqmorris at gmail.com)
>
>> ...Given a crayon, one of the first forms a child draws is a closed
>> circle.
>
> Not true. That takes considerable practice. At least for my kids.
>