Perfect Artwork?
At what age do we start thinking about imperfection? Our 19 month old granddaughter was coloring on paper in her highchair. (We encourage artistic endeavors in a confined area after viewing her colorful work on a wall, mirror and doll’s head. We also reinforce the association of the word paper with her “colors”.)
She was intently scribbling from one end of the paper to the other. I praised her, clapped my hands and said, “Yea!” Then, I picked up one of the crayons and drew a very primitive rabbit, said, “Bunny,” and made a hopping rabbit with my fist and two fingers to help make the mental connection to my drawing. Next, I handed her the crayon so she could continue drawing. She handed the crayon back to me. The crayon passed back and forth between us several times. I was a bit disappointed that she did not return to her intense scribbling. Did my imperfect bunny cause her to think that she missed perfection?