RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Swartz, AmyYR 2013 T1 Thoughts to draw upon JF Visual Inquiry, VO 2 IS 1 SP 87 OP 96 DO https://doi.org/10.1386/vi.2.1.87_1 PB Intellect, SN 2045-5887, AB In our modern world filled with exacting information and result-oriented activities, drawing is both a process and product that feeds the imagination, rescues the mind from literal explanation and builds a connection between emotion and rational thought. The drawn mark can transform into a plethora of optical possibilities, creating visual poetry and free association of ideas. This article is based on my own thoughts about the mark marking process and the wide-ranging, inventive and unexpected ways students' create complex, personally relevant contemporary drawing., UL https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/vi.2.1.87_1