Animal Guides

Drawing animal images helps stimulate inspiration and comfort. But, most important, the animals you choose to draw provide insights and important messages about yourself. A drawing of an animal can signify who you are in the moment or who you might become. Each animal has strengths and characteristics that you can relate to. I once had a client choose a turtle and relate it to moving slowly through life. Yet, when we discussed the turtle further, she began to realize that moving slowly is not necessarily a negative characteristic. It's a way to stop the rush and enjoy life's little moments.

Steps

1. Take some time to choose three animals. The first animal should represent you physically (how you move or look), the second animal should represent you emotionally (how you feel), and the last animal should represent you cognitively (how you think).

2. Use the pencil to draw the three animals on a of sheet paper. Don't get wrapped up in trying to draw the animals perfectly. Be creative and draw the animals as you see or feel fit. If you need help, try using an image of the animal for inspiration.

3. Add the environments in which the animals live (moun-tains, valley, jungle, house, zoo, etc.). Multiple habitats can be captured on the same sheet of paper.

4. Now that your pencil sketch is complete, trace over the pencil lines with the black pen. 5. Use the colored pencils to color in the image

BENEFITS: Increases self-awareness, develops emotional resilience, and assists in identifying individual strengths Prep time: 10 minutes Exercise time: 50 minutes

MATERIALS: Drawing pencil 1 sheet of 18-by-24-inch heavy-weight drawing paper Black pen Colored pencils

Questions for Discussion: • Discuss each animal's strengths. How do their strengths relate to you? • How can you use these strengths to help cope with a life situation? • How can the animals you've chosen live together?

NOTE* PLEASE dress kids in their "ART/ Messy Clothes"

Sat mornings 10-11:30am

classes for ages 6-12 years old.

10 students per class

We have been having so much interest in our kid's classes the last couple of months that we are now starting to do waitlists for our classes once they fill up, so please get in touch with us if you need to cancel so we can get ahold of the next person. contact us via email: mnmakersandartists@gmail.com 

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

We have 4 tickets that are FREE for low-income families,  provided by grant funding please use them responsibly

instructor: Abigail Kimble