Ed Emberley's Picture Pie
I operate from what you would call, the Left Side of the Brain. As a matter of fact, if you opened up the hood and took a peek, you would indeed find two left sides in my skull. There is no right brain; just two lefts.
By all this I mean to say--I will rationalize your details til the logical and proverbial cows come home, but please, please do not ask me to "be artistic."
*shiver*
Oh, I adore an artsy-fartsy person, don't get me wrong. I married one, for goodness sakes. And I'm thankful that Mr. Right Brain shares his "creating from scratch" love with the kids, as often as time and art supplies allow.
However. I happen to bear the title of "Head Schoolmistress" around here, which means that when "art" is on the schedule, we follow directions. From a book. Thus making every Right Brain in the universe shed one, gargantuan tear.
But it can't be helped. I am who I am.
One of my latest finds has been Ed Emberley's Picture Pie, an art book for Left Brains like me. The book shows how a paper circle can be cut into the different pieces of a pie (1/2, 1/4, 1/8) and then made into animals, or things equally as cute as animals.
Like this:
Like this:
And here's a tip. If you happen to have a circle cutter in your scrapbooking bag, this is a great way to put it to use.
I recently made my kids do these birdies on a wire for a note I sent in the mail (using colored paper, of course, I am not that lame):
Certain pages in the book show step-by-step instructions, which is great for the younger crowd. Or for the older crowd of analysts and math geeks who never lose track of their keys. Or mistakenly put the dental floss back with the pistachios.
Ah, but where was I. Oh. Good ol' Ed. He also has a similar book called Picture Pie 2, which uses shapes from a square, as well as the perfectly round circle and all its mathematical bliss.
I am not getting reimbursed for this review, but I am getting brownie points for saying kind words about the hubs. Not that I keep track of those points on a spreadsheet or anything. They're purely hypothetical.
What art books for dummies would you recommend?
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2 comments:
Well, Lisa, I am most impressed. As a right brainer, I can say for left brain stuff, this is wonderful!
This is so refreshing. I'm pretty left-brained most of the time, but I do have a huge appreciation and a little talent for art and creativity. I kinda look around me and get the impression that lots of people think that left-brained-ness is not as desirable as having a right-brained bent. So, this is a little bit vindicating. :)
Thanks for sharing. I love your blog.
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