Reading Iggy's Art

I have not seen much of Iggy's art lately, which hurts as I watching him create and reading or looking through the work that he loses himself into.  The last art work of his that I was able to appreciate is the comic book that he created with his friend Mason.  I have a scan of it - Kung Fu Granny.  It's pretty funny - an elderly lady - Granny was once a kung fu champion.  She is invited to compete in a tournament and doesn't have anyone to take, so she takes her mailman, but first she trains him.  They go off to China where the tournament is and they win.  As this is collaborative project, I'm not sure how much there is to analyze.

Primary points that Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce are:

  • Context is everything.  Consider why Iggy is drawing what he is drawing.
  • Look at how the work changes overtime, consider consistencies over time.
  • The most important element that I can bring to reading Iggy's art is knowing him.
  • Do not interrupt - let him loose himself in his work.
  • Do not intrude by suggesting changes or corrections.
  • If he agrees, then join him.  Generally, Iggy has always liked me to work with him.
  • If Iggy is comfortable talking about his work, keep my questions and commentes general.  I want him to describe the work in his own terms.


What to look for at his age - 10 to 12 year old:
More symbols, greater realistic detail, emergence of personal style, less frequencies of houses and trees.

And here are common imagery seen in Sandcastles Workbooks:
Depictions of "parallel lives" between mother's and father's homes; broken hearts; word "divorce," often distorted, cracked, broken; depiction of "how things should be."

Iggy and I need to have some drawing sessions, in fact it would be a great regular activity, even if just once a week for an hour.

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