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3musesmerge's avatar

A note from LoveLetterist:

I spent a lot of time on today's image.

I nicked the idea from "real" photo instead of a drawing.

This added a new level of complexity... and effort.

This is how we learn and grow.

I have found that, "Wow! I did it!" is one of the most satisfying feelings in my box.

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Front facing feet fluster folks... or so I’ve heard. My young, early attempts at drawing humans (I won’t get into what the dogs looked like) represented their feet like down-pointing flippers suspended from straight legs. Today, my photos get stuck in folders in my iPhone photo library. You never know when a photo of your 16 week old dog will help illustrate proper foot positioning!

Thanks to LoveLetterist I now no longer have to wonder about “Wonder.” As I peered into Amazon’s vast holdings, I read that the book is suited to 9-11 year olds. While watching the videos of the author, I suspected that socialization forces today throw in the towel after age 11.

In my graduate student days, I administered the “Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale For Children” on many occasions. One question stands out re “Wonder.” A simple sketch portrays two young girls: one with attractive features and hair; the other looking disheveled and unkempt. As the examiner I would ask the test subject “Which one is pretty?” Illustrating a narrowly defined standard for attractiveness. No room for matters of heart and soul. 😔

Improving my focus on my own heart, not on features of others, may vastly improve my standards for “beauty.”

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