14 Art does the brain good

This article validates so much of my thinking. As my dad used to say 'teach a child to create and he will never learn to destroy'...or something to that effect.

Great article, I had to share :;smile::

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3023094/science-says-art-will-make-your-kids-better-thinkers-and-nicer-people

'Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it's the only one you have.'- Emilee Chartier

'An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor.'- Robert Frost 'An artist is not paid for his labour but for his vision.' - James MacNeill Whistler. 'I never finish a painting -- I just stop working on it for a while.' - Arshile Gorky. 'Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up.' -Chuck Close