Arts in Human Development - Creative Practice - Week 4

Scribble has been highlighted to me recently, in the wall paper in hotels and even in the metal of bathroom stalls as a design. 

I have been contemplating the idea of what scribble is, the idea that everyone is able to scribble and is scribbling the same as doodling? One usually does not have a preset idea of what they are going to make when they begin to scribble, however once you begin scribbling an idea for a drawing can emerge from the scribble. Or one can color or pattern the different shapes created from the scribble, to make an abstract drawing. To scribble is so easy and simple, anyone can scribble, young to old, even all the patients and students that tell me they are not artistic when I invite them to create. 

Artists use scribble to create works of art.

Lowenfeld’s Scribble Stage; 0-4 years, scribble is the first form of artistic drawing in development.       

I believe young children can learn to communicate/express themselves creatively through scribble drawing before verbal language develops.  I believe this is why scribble is known to children and is easy for a person through all the stages of development.  

I have created a 2 works of art using an art scribble process that I believe would be developmentally appropriate for a child. The Scribble Art Card is appropriate for a child 3-6 years and the Scribble Art drawing is modified with geometric shapes, circles, appropriate for a child 7-9 years.  Both were first painted with watercolor paint and then color pencils and markers were used to scribble and color.