Studio Habits of Mind

Stick to it! See a task through to completion, remaining focused. Looking for ways to reach your goal when stuck. Not giving up!

• Persisting

• Metacognition

• Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision

• Taking Responsible Risks

Venture out! Being adventuresome; living on the edge of one's competence. Try new things constantly.

• Stretch and Explore

• Managing Impulsivity

• Questioning and Problem Posing

• Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations

Check it again! Always doing your best. Setting high standards. Checking and finding ways to improve constantly.

• Reflecting

• Stretch and Explore

• Understand Art worlds

• Express

Learn new techniques and practice your skill set.

• Develop Craft

• Engage and Persist

• Reflect

• Express

Look at your subject matter very closely. Look for subtle details.

• Observe

• Reflect

• Engage and Persist

• Art Worlds

Engage and Persist =

• Commit and Follow Through

• Try many new ideas

• never finish

• try hard

Reflect =

• Examine your work to improve.

• Keep working hard

• study an artist

• study a style

Understand the Art Worlds =

• Study an artist, style or movement

• look only at your own work.

• view others artwork and then take nothing from it.

Envision =

• Think in images

• copy an internet pic

• observe

• look for details

I took a huge risk!

• Stretch and Explore

• Reflect

• Express

• observe