That child’s drawing of a house, tree, or person may represent more than an element of the refrigerator-as-art-gallery. It may predict a child’s intelligence later in life. A child’s intelligence at ...

The Japanese practice of drawing patterns in sand, known as “karesansui” or “dry landscape” gardening, is often associated with Zen Buddhism. These gardens are designed to embody a sense of ...

Introduce students to shapes, lines, and symmetry with this festive two-lesson pack. They’ll draw a cheerful snowman while developing fine motor skills, then create geometric snowflakes on black paper ...

At a pottery class on my day off, when I held a pencil in front of a shaped plate, I worried, "I want to add a blue landscape pattern here. But drawing all these details seems like a lot of work." I ...

Meditation is hard, but watching this one-minute video of a steel ball making patterns on sand is easy (and nearly as relaxing). A modern take on the ancient art of the Zen garden, Bruce Shapiro’s ...