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Once again, I asked myself the question "Why?'. The visitors need to engage mindful drawing in order to achieve its great benefits. Therefore, I considered a ready-made, physical 'tool' on which they could draw, a more appropriate method of helping them engage it more easily.

The flyer will contain the museum plans, so it is going to offer them a drawing surface as well as a sense of place, as a sort of creative GPS.

The museum's plan is going to be the reason for them to engage mindful drawing, and the main idea is for the visitors to use lines in order to draw something that they remembered/understood from the exhibitions.

Once they are done visiting a room, they can have some time for themselves to draw something that they liked or appreciated and considered useful for their day-to-day life.

The drawing could vary from a simple sketch to a pattern/shape/sequence of dots/shapes etc.

The artistic supplies they will be given are either pencils, brushes or sharpies. It is their call.

This experiment will help the Derby Museums & Art Gallery understand which was the most relatable piece of an exhibition and which exhibition was the one visited the most.

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Simulation of how it would look like inside the museum

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Simulation of how it would look like inside the museum

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In Waldorf Education, the four temperaments are seen as a tool to help us understand the child as a "whole" human being. The idea of the four temperaments was not new in Steiner's time; it came about during the Greek times and again during the Middle Ages (some of you may remember hearing about the four humors or the four fluids).

Roberto Trostli writes in " Rhythms of Learning ": "Our temperament mediates between these two streams; it allows us to reconcile our hereditary characteristics with out destiny."

Here are a few things to be aware of with the temperaments:

You cannot tell what temperament your child is before the change of teeth. You may see glimmers here and there, but things do change over the years. So , if you have small children under the age of 7, please save this information for the future. I would even argue you can see the temperament of your child best as they approach the nine-year change.

According to Steiner, each period of the lifespan has a temperament associated with it: childhood-sanguine (most sources say sanguine, some sources say choleric; I say sanguine); adolescents- choleric; adulthood-melancholic and old age-phlegmatic.

As an adult, the goal is for all your temperaments to be in harmony with none of the temperaments. So if you see one thing predominating in yourself, then you may have to work to cultivate the other temperaments and bring yourself into more harmony.

The workshop I attended required some artistic work and rendering of the temperaments, so know that is an option for home. We worked with a color wheel and the temperaments and drawing. It was very interesting, and now, without further ado, let's talk about each of the temperaments:

CHOLERIC: (colors: black, reds). Cholerics are associated with fire, summer and a predominance of "I" for an adult... (in a child, the astral body is said to predominate in this temperament). Cholerics are people such as Napoleon (okay, he was a badly unchecked choleric), Nero, President Teddy Roosevelt, Donald Trump. They are strong people who "DO" - the leaders of our times. Some Waldorf teachers feel less of these cholerics are coming to us as we see less leaders and people wanting to step forth and lead during our times, as opposed to times such as World War II.

At any rate, these fast, fiery, strong-willed and quick-tempered individuals are also very fair and associated with the mathematical process of division. They can have great warmth and can be exceptional leaders. They are also very hard workers and are very goal-oriented.

From a physical standpoint, cholerics can be short-statured, with shorter necks. They also can be associated with having health problems involving the heart.

The challenges of an individual with a choleric temperament includes being bossy or stubborn, quick-tempered and then regretful afterwards, not listening to others well.

SANGUINE: (colors: yellows, the rainbow!) Sanguines are associated with spring, air, sweetness, and a predominance of the astral body for the adult (for children, the etheric body predominates). Sanguines are such people as President John F Kennedy and President Clinton. They are full of life, they have lots of ideas, they are the social glue of a classroom, the social movers and the shakers of society. They notice everything, they respond to everything and move quickly from one thing to another. They are personable, light-hearted people. Sanguines are often associated with the mathematical process of addition.

Physically, they are often have balanced, graceful body types and are beautiful or handsome. They can be drawn to smoking, and have health problems associated with the lungs.

The challenges of an individual with a sanguine temperament includes starting many projects but not finishing, being prone to social pressures, possibly one could see a teenager with this temperament being predominate that they would seek out inappropriate things in adolescence in order to ground them. They can also be seen as shallow, superficial and fickle.

PHLEGMATIC: (colors: greens and blues) Phlegmatics are associated with winter and water and a predominance of the etheric body (in children, the physical body predominates). Phlegmatics are slow, steady people who love their physical comforts, order, repetition. They have a hard time starting things, but once they get started, they become engaged and will stick with a project until it is completed. They tend to be loyal, patient, dependable. They can be deep thinkers that come up with great ideas.

I always think of phlegmatics and digestion and inner bodily processes (due to being associated with water, like the tides going in and out and the inner rhythm of the etheric body. Physically, there is often a softness to how a person with a predominantly phlegmatic temperament looks. They tend toward obesity. They can be prone to such health problems as gout and problems associated with the lymphatic system.

The challenge of this temperament is to interest them in something besides comfort and food. They can be rather lazy - or are they just taking it all in and thinking deeply? Transitions can be a problem, for once they are started and caught up in something, they do not want to stop. But most of all, the phlegmatic individual can have a temper! A temper that makes a choleric look like a kitten. People who have a predominantly phlegmatic temperament are very patient indeed, but once they are angry - look out, because it all explodes.

MELANCHOLIC: (colors: indigo, purples, violets) Melancholics are associated with the fall and earth, along with the mathematical process of subtraction. They have a predominant physical body, although in children one sees a predominance of the "I". A melancholic person is introspective, thoughtful. They tend to be insightful people and take everything to heart and are often sad or despondent. They can have a great capacity for sympathy and tend to be perceptive about other people's pain. They typically can articulate their thoughts and feelings well.

Physically, a melancholic is often tall and thin and can be prone to rheumatism and arthritis. Due to their sensitivity, they often make good workers in the health care field.

The challenge of the melancholic is that they can become self-absorbed and feel their problems are like those that no one else in the world has ever experienced. They also can get lost in details and lose the big picture. They can be prone to perfectionism.

In the next post, we will talk about some ways to work with each temperament effectively.

Many blessings,

Carrie

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In Waldorf Education, the four temperaments are seen as a tool to help us understand the child as a "whole" human being. The idea of the four temperaments was not new in Steiner's time; it came about during the Greek times and again during the Middle Ages (some of you may remember hearing about the...

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From idea to idea I came to the conclusion that in order to engage people into mindful drawing, you need a concept to attract them. So I thought of the mindful drawing 'event' starting with a little personality test (which everyone gets curious about) which should determine people's temperament type. There are a total of 4 types of temperaments: Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic and Melancholic, each of them having its particularities and characteristics. I've done some research on these 4 temperaments type and my idea was complete. Basically, people that are attending the exhibition and are going to engage mindful drawing, will be given a short 5-questions personality test which should determine what is the predominant temperament type. Once they have it figured out, they will be mindfully drawing on A6 sheets (with shapes of diamond and rectangle, just as above), with certain colors. So if someone is melancholic (melancholic colors are purples and violet), you might say that I'd give them violet sharpies right? No. They will be given warm colors like yellow or red. There will be a wall with 4 pin boards. Each pin board will have a symbol on it (certain symbol for each temperament type). When they are done drawing, they will pin their drawing onto the pin board until the A6 sheets cover the symbol on them. Having used different colors, many interesting outcomes will appear, such as sad/dark drawings in bright colors, and happy drawings in black only. The test in the beginning is meant to help them engage drawing, get to know each other better and be part of a category of people. However, in the end, all the pin boards are fully covered by drawings of visitors. As a final conclusion, they would find out that the pin boards with darker/cold colors are corresponding to the extroverted and outgoing temperament, while the bright colored pin boards are corresponding to the more introverted temperaments.

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Example of how mood sheets would look like and behave

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Example of how mood sheets would look like and behave

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As I explored ideas, following the one with the plasic cups, I thought of a whole wall of Derby Museum of Art that would be divided into 4 or 5 mood sections. The mood sections would serve the visitors and help them engage drawing while expressing their feelings/opinion about the exhibition. The visitors would be given one or more A6 sheets, some pins and 20 SECONDS to draw and express themselves through lines. Afterwards, they would pin the sheets on the wall mood section that fits their mood most.

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Tim Bradford illustration (Continuous Line Drawing)

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These are a deviation from my just a doodle and was inspired by . I saw his stuff and really wanted to figure out how he did them and try them myself. So I did. Know that they are all STRAIGHT LINE...

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While we were at Silk Mill, we first took into consideration mindful drawing and how we can explore this. We came to the conclusion that if there is something we can do to make people engage drawing, that is to create a situation where people have to interact with each other and merge drawings. The first idea was to make use of transparent sheets in order to create collective drawings. The process was that each and every person should draw on one transparent sheet, then overlay them and create infinite drawings and compositions of the final illustration. That would help them easily engage drawing, not be 'ashamed' of what they have drawn, and be willing to share their piece of work.