The Creative Pentagon: An interactive tool

The Creative Pentagon

The Art Studio · Ballymahon

The Creative Pentagon

Three layers. Every great art session starts here.

THE CIRCLE AGE · ABILITY TIME · SESSION LENGTH THE CIRCLE THE HEART Who is leading? Child · Adult · Together What is the intention? Skills · Explore · Express · Make Where is the motivation? Child · Curriculum · Material 01 Why? PURPOSE 02 What? THEME 03 Medium MATERIAL 04 Surface GROUND 05 Tool INSTRUMENT HEART → CIRCLE → PENTAGON ↻

The same five decisions produce completely different sessions depending on what sits at the heart.
Intention, leadership and motivation change everything — before a single material is chosen.

Layer 1 — Start Here
The Heart
  • Who is leading?
  • Child · Adult · Together
  • What is the intention?
  • Skills · Explore · Express · Make
  • Where is the motivation?
  • Child · Curriculum · Material
Layer 2 — Your Reality
The Circle
  • Age & ability of learners
  • Time & session length
  • These are your constants
  • They shape every decision inside the pentagon
Layer 3 — The Decisions
The Pentagon
  • 01 — Why? Purpose
  • 02 — What? Theme
  • 03 — Medium
  • 04 — Surface
  • 05 — Tool
01
Why?
Purpose
Process
or
Product
02
What?
Theme
Subject · Season
Concept · Abstract
optional if process-led
03
Medium
Material
Oil pastel
Watercolour
Charcoal · Collage
04
Surface
Ground
Paper · Card
Canvas · Wood
Fabric · Stone
05
Tool
Instrument
Brush · Finger
Sponge · Stick
Cotton bud

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