“Brilliant, playful, and bursting with wonderfully imaginative drawings, Drawing Thought is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to incorporate drawing into their classroom or spark their own creative excursions. I plan to do both.”
Nick Sousanis, Associate Professor in Comics Studies at San Francisco State University, author of Unflattening
“Kantrowitz masterfully intertwines the mental and physical acts of drawing through beautiful images, textual clarity, and scholarly foundations. I can't wait to use this book — bravo!”
Lois Hetland, Professor Emerita, Massachusetts College of Art and Design and co-author of Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education and Studio Thinking from the Start: The K-8 Art Educator's Handbook
“Drawing isn't about making pretty pictures. It's about feeling and learning and engaging with the world. It's about thinking more deeply and living more richly. This gorgeous, erudite book will show you how.”
Danny Gregory, author of The Creative License and Art Before Breakfast
“Drawing on her wealth of knowledge and experience, Andrea Kantrowitz masterfully weaves together illustrations, prompts and prose to illuminate the myriad ways in which drawing acts as an indispensable tool for thought.”
Dr. Rebecca Chamberlain, Lecturer in Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, Editor-in-chief, Empirical Studies of the Arts
“Drawing Thought beautifully explores research in the learning and psychological sciences to illustrate how drawing develops our minds. Kantrowitz gives rich insight into how drawing is a fundamental thinking and communicative act, core to being human.”
Dr. Kimberly Sheridan, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, George Mason University and author of Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education
“A delight for the mind and the eyes. It will change how you look at art, how you understand art, how you do art, and how art education can be done.”
Barbara Tversky, Emerita Professor of Psychology at Stanford and Columbia Teachers College; author of Mind in Motion
