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Draw Together: Louise Bourgeois Heart Spirals

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                                                                                                                                                                                         Heart Spiral Drawing Video We are a DrawTogether Classroom! Our first Draw Together Activity is about art and relaxation...  The Heart Spiral was inspired by cartoonist, writer and educator  Lynda Barry . Lynda believes drawing spirals helps people get out of their head and into their bodies. (We strongly agree!)  In this episode, we meet another artist with a spiral drawing practice:  Louise Bourgeois .   Louise Bourgeois, Untitled, 1970. Watercolor and charcoal on paper. Louise made drawings constantly from her home in New York (and before that France) until she passed away at 98. Best known for her large scale installation and sculptures,  she also drew, carved, printed and painted spirals  using all sorts of materials She even created spirals using text. She said, “I love the spiral. It represents co