As a student of Psychology, I’m familiar with the use of inkblots to study an individual’s personality characteristics and emotional functioning using the Rorschach test. But did you know that inblots are also a form of artwork?
In Inkblot, Peot details how to turn your average inblot into a piece of art. The size of the inblot, the media used, all determine the final product. She details how, by using plant life or a few strokes of a pencil how to transform your inblot into an animal, a landscape, etc.
My boys (11 & 5) were extremely excited to review this book. Art projects are really big in our house and the boys won’t pass up a chance to play with ink! Just a warning: this project calls for india ink. Be sure to lay down plastic (or in our case newspaper!) because you will, without a doubt, have a small mess on your hands.
Following are our creations:
This is my favorite of the bunch. I asked my boys to interpret what they saw (again, the psychology student in me) and my oldest stated that the bottom of the blue portion is a steamboat, the top part is steam, and the grey/silver are clouds in the sky.
My youngest referred to this one as a “scary monster.” The blood red ink probably didn’t help. I can sort envision a butterfly or moth (I know, quite generic).
This was a favorite of my youngest. He said it looks like a koala or panda bear.
Bottom line, I highly recommend this book really children (and adults!) of all ages. If you are more creative than we are, you can really transform your inkblot into an impressive piece of artwork!
To watch a short video on how to create your own inblot, please visit the Inkblot youtube page. To learn more about the book and author, visit the author’s web page.
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