Chalk art, rainbows, and non-traditional art forms--A Conversation

What experiences qualify as art? 



The way I understand art, every material has expressive potential.

Everything we do can be done artfully, with careful observation, persistence, and thoughtful

reflection. But does that make it art?

Here are a few activities I've heard about that some of our WCS students have been busy with during Learning at Home time:

Baking Bread

Learning to crochet

Hatching baby chicks from eggs

Drawing rainbows with sidewalk chalk.

Which of these activities seem like art to you and why?

Can baking bread be considered an "art" experience?  Learning to crochet?  Incubating chicks?


Now, take a moment or two to think about this. 

 If you are expressing yourself--engaging your emotions--and problem-solving--using your thinking

mind--to create something that has a design or a form, you are most likely engaged in a creative

pursuit.

Art has as much to do with the intent of the person doing it as it does with the final result.

I'd like to hear your thoughts about this!