The Embodiment of Children in Drawings. How to Unleash Talents Through Creativity. From 1 to 18

Elena Townsend-Yefimova — an artist and educator with over 40 years of experience. Through her many years of observation and rich practical teaching experience, she has convinced herself that every child is an artist.
In her work, the author rejects the traditional approach to teaching, where children are expected to create drawings that are as realistic as possible. Such expectations from parents and teachers result in corrections, demonstrations of how "it should be done," and criticism. As a result, children's imagination and desire to draw, to express themselves through creativity, are blocked, because corrections will still be made. In her classes, Elena offers something radically different. What if we don’t interfere with the young artist transferring their unique vision of the world onto paper? If the trees are blue, there’s no need to make them repaint them to look like they actually do. Or if a child is trying to depict an animal, there’s no need to refine it by erasing and correcting the "flaws." This drive to improve children's work undermines the desire to express oneself, robs them of confidence; the child thinks that there's something wrong with them since their drawing is being corrected — they shut down, stop experimenting, and searching for themselves in color, form, and style.
Thanks to this book, you will learn how to help children connect to the source of creative energy through drawing, boldly express themselves, and share their view of the world. Interestingly, boys and girls who are not initially limited in their freedom of artistic self-expression eventually master academic drawing and, with desire and some practice, can create those realistic images.
The author's recommendations, wise hints, and interesting stories from the lives of her students await you for an exciting read and a sea of amazing discoveries.