Found a Winner!

I'd been struggling to come up with a project for class today, 

when I got an e-mail from Judy, the wonderful woman who assists me.

She suggested we have the class draw random lines on the paper,

then fill in the resulting shapes with different colors. 

This is the sample she did. 

This project was a real winner! 

Every one could do some version of it

and it allowed them to express something! 

I'm thrilled to show you these results.

This woman always shows up early, all dressed up,
(even color co-ordinated!)
She is so enthusiastic and enjoys every minute.
This project was right up her ally!
(she drew her own lines)

A new student, rather worried at first.
An Aid drew those lines for her, then she did the rest!

Another "newbie" who drew this all on her own!
Then colored it in.
She told me it was a birthday party.  

Ann, in a wheel chair, is a regular and clearly loves coming to this class.
She worked on this the whole hour .
So what that she didn't "follow the rules!"
I love this!

This is from Joe, also in a wheelchair and very impaired.
He worked really hard at this,
 but Bill across the table kept badgering him.
Bill, who refused to do anything,  "used to be an art teacher"
and kept telling him he wasn't "following the rules!"  

As the class was unraveling
 (which happens almost always within one hour)
I saw these two new pieces!
and was stunned!
Thrilling!

 The best thing about this project

is how "freeing" it is! 

For everyone!   

Note: 

*"I keep forgetting how limited we are in this endeavor, 

given the varying degrees of mental and physical 

compromises we are dealing with! 

We're just providing them with a much needed creative outlet. 

A place for them to get "lost" in the "making" of something. 

That's all."
*(My email back to Judith)