Peot, Margaret. Inkblot.
Boyd's Mills 2011 53p 19.95 978-1-9078-720-5
all ages VG-BNe
The book demonstrates how the inkblot
has been used for centuries by famous people like Victor
Hugo, Leonardo DaVinci,
and others to stimulate creativity. Detailed instructions
and examples are
provided for the reader.
This is a beautifully written and
illustrated text for anyone interested
in painting, writing, and
enabling their creativity.
As the cover states, you will “drip, splat, squish your
way to creativity”.
Included in
the book are several lists of the supplies needed in general
and those specific for certain activities. The author
activities coordinated
with her examples and colorful illustration will entice
even the most reserved
reader.
The text of
the book is well organized for the reader taking them through
the various processes from making inkblots, drawing into
them, learning how to
look at them and see something, setting up a sketchbook,
and finally a
bibliography for future reference.
I thoroughly
enjoyed reading this book. I also spent many an hour playing
around with the activities in the book. Readers will just
have fun and teachers
or art teachers can use this technique to stimulate
creativity in young readers.
McNeil,
Linda
