International Dot Day
The Latin expression Sic Parvis Magna translates as “Great things begin with small things” or “From small to large
” The school teacher, the heroine of the book by Canadian writer and illustrator Peter Hamilton Reynolds, would most likely agree with the wisdom of this aphorism She encouraged her timid student to draw by suggesting she start with a dot on a piece of paper “Just make a mark and see where it takes you,” the teacher suggested
For formation and development, every child needs a fulcrum - an adult who will take part in his life This could be a parent, teacher, immediate family member, or older friend Peter G Reynolds wrote a story in 2003 about the need for children to be supported by adults, to believe in themselves and their talents, calling it “The Point” In September 2009, school teacher Terry Shea from Iowa introduced this work to children The deep philosophical meaning and humanism of the book prompted the teacher to establish a holiday International Dot Day is celebrated annually on September 15th
International Dot Day is a hymn to creativity, fortitude and belief in the uniqueness of oneself as an individual The book that inspired the American educator Terry Shea to create the holiday has been translated into 20 languages "The Point" was filmed and awarded many literary awards On September 15, everyone who wants to take part in the holiday will go to the website of The Dot Club movement and leave their drawings there, publish poems and wishes to people who are trying their hand at creativity
A point as an abstract object and a philosophical category is a coincidence of meanings, forms, contents of concepts and judgments In writing, this punctuation mark indicates the ending, the end of a sentence or an entire literary work Each computer image, upon closer inspection, consists of pixels - some kind of digital atoms that are actually part of the overall picture A point is the beginning of a segment in geometry or a detail of a future image It was this idea that the teacher brought her student, who was embarrassed to draw, to The girl Vashti starts small, from a point, so that after a while she can create a real sensation at the school exhibition with her drawings
At the end of the nineteenth century A stylistic movement called “pointillism” appeared in painting This style of writing, the founder of which is considered to be Georges Seurat, is characterized by small dotted strokes of almost pure paint without any admixture Neo-impressionists and representatives of other artistic movements worked in the pointillism technique: Paul Signac, Henri Cross, Pablo Picasso, Camille Pissarro, Vincent van Gogh, etc Upon close examination, their paintings represent a set of dots Round or square strokes create the optical effect of mixing colors and the appearance of the object in the retina
International Dot Day reminds adults and children: people are unique and endowed with talent that they should not be afraid to develop and demonstrate On September 15, everyone who is not confident in their own abilities can count on the support of loved ones, friends and complete strangers The holiday gives a feeling of inner freedom, imparts self-confidence and gives a foothold to everyone who is ready to leave a mark in art