My River Journey
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When I was a child I was really
creative and could draw and paint for
hour. I had a drawer full of materials
and would use my imagination and
Creative
creativity to create different artworks.
I continued with my interest in drawing
and tried to draw at home as much as I
could. I drew a picture of my family which
my grandparents hung on their wall, which
showed me that they liked it. This made
me really proud. I also received a prize for
a drawing that I did for my dad’s work. I
was happy that I was good at drawing.
I try not to worry about imperfection
anymore. The other day I was drawing
characters from the book, Wombat Stew, in
front of the Kindergarten children. One of
the children said that my wombat looked
like a dog. Some of their animals didn’t
look perfect either. It’s good to know that
everything doesn’t need to be perfect all of
the time.
Imperfection
As I progressed through school, templates
and structured drawing experiences killed
my creativity quite a lot. I became
Perfection obsessed with perfection and making sure I
was colouring between the lines.
Praise
In my adult years, I now draw for
enjoyment pretty occasionally. I
Enjoyment work in a daycare centre and often
sit down with the children to draw
and talk with them. Watching them
draw and make up their own ideas
without worrying about all of the
rules reminds me of how I was when
I was younger. I try to show them
that you don’t have to lose that
creativity by also making up my
own artworks without templates. I
also model that perfection in
artwork is okay, and that we can
make beautiful things from
imperfect marks or tears.
Carefree
Since beginning this course, I now
enjoy art and try not to worry about
making mistakes. Some art techniques
actually encourage making mistakes.