The Language of Drawing & Well Played - Parent-Child Play.shop

Second Gathering · “The Language of Drawing” & Well Played Parent-Child Play.shop | Saturday, Sept 27

On Saturday 27.09, we welcomed 6 groups of parent-child pairs at our very first drawing Play.shop, our 2nd event collaboration with unconventional art educator & author of “The Language of Drawing” T.C.SIANG (aka Teoh).

Some found “solutions”, yet others opened their eyes to new “problems”. As parents, educators, caregivers, the difficulty might not come as “how do I teach”, but rather, learning to observe, listen and stepping back. After all, we are used to seeking answers, and affirmations. But once the answer is gained, does learning stop?

Perhaps this Play.shop did not offer all the “right” answers.

We’d like to think of it as an open invitation to ponder. We all know that learning is a process, yet parenting itself is also a process, of observing, of understanding, of reflection.

As every stroke leaves a different mark, perhaps the answer doesn’t lie in the drawing, but in the moments that we spend with our children.

第二场 · 《孩子有画说》之亲子涂鸦系列｜9月27日 · 周六

那天的亲子涂鸦，番茄心里偷偷想着：要是能带上自己的妈妈来就好了。可惜她不在狮城，下次吧。🤭 （其实，“亲子”并不一定只限于你和你自己的孩子，也可以是你和你的父母哦）

这是艺起玩的第一场亲子涂鸦。

有人说看见了“答案”，也有人发现了“问题”。
对父母、教育者、照顾者来说，最难的或许并不是“教”，而是在于——如何去观察、去聆听，甚至是学会“不过多的干涉”。

我们总习惯寻找一个标准答案，让心踏实。
可是真的得到答案后，学习就算完成了吗？（值得再思考一下）
成长，是流动的；
它多变，恰恰就是生活本身。
也许，这场涂鸦并没有给予所谓“正确的答案”。
但愿意来的人，或许已经知道：学习就是一段持续下去的过程，
持续学习看见彼此的不同，持续学会接纳，
慢慢地，在理解中，继续学习修正自己，也继续陪伴孩子。

张老师提醒我们：我们到底错过了什么？
在画与画之间，我们其实经历了无数次互动-
与工具，与自己，与同伴，与师生，甚至与空间环境本身。
每一笔，每一次发现，
都在为我们留下不同的回声。
或许答案，不在画里，
而在那一段你和孩子共享的时光里。 ：）