Because our April Certification Workshop is filled to capacity and we had people on a waiting list, we have decided to give a workshop in July and we hope, if you are interested, you will join us. It will be held from the evening of Friday, July19th to Sunday, July 21st. For more information and details on how to register, please call Ann at

 682-365-5298.

  

Our next evening class will be held on Tuesday, May 7th from 6:30 - 9:30 PM. Both of these events will be held here in Fort Worth at the Courtyard by Marriott, University.

Twenty years ago I would watch the audience roll their eyes when I put up my sign, "Amazing Face Reading". Their skepticism was obvious. However, recent scientific breakthroughs in brain mapping have given us a new understanding of the importance of this topic. The fusiform gyrus, right insula and right pars opercularis are just three of the discovered brain structures dedicated to face reading communications. Researchers have found that face reading even plays a vital role in our capacity to feel empathy for one another. 

 

In the last newsletter we discussed the value of Amazing Face Reading for people with autism who often have defects in their natural face reading ability. This newsletter is devoted to the superstars of natural face reading. Artists, sculptors and cartoonist have an amazing gift of communicating through the creation of faces. However, they would have a difficult time trying to explain what they are doing because much of their work is rooted in their more non-verbal right brains. Their creations communicate feelings and generate responses that are so instantly felt and understood that they actually transcend words which is the true test of works of art.

 

In this newsletter I have pictured some works of art. Try to look with the eye of the artist who rendered the work and see if the facial depiction feels right to you.

When DreamWorks Animations decided to create a film about ants, they had their cartoonist create faces that would portray the position of the ant in the colony and even matched the face with a voice. While neuroscientist might have a difficult time proving the connection between faces and voices, for the artist it is easy...it just feels right.

 

Here is the character from the movie Antz called General Mandible. He is the supervisor of the tunnel digging ants and we can see from his face that he is a force to be reckoned with. He has been given an enormous chin (mandible) that will not quit, showing that he is competitive and aggressive and yet also earthy and grounded (no pun intended). When he barks orders, the ants under his command quake with fear.

 

The squareness of his chin suggest that he is tough and goal oriented. It shows that completing the task at hand for the good of the colony is his primary focus. His angled "don't jack with me" eyebrows and the extremely exaggerated self-will pad between his eyes guarantees that no one will challenge his authority. Like an ancient Roman soldier, he has the features that we all, on an unconscious level, associate with being a true warrior. 

The artist of this male head is unknown. It is believed that the artist was probably portraying one of the king's servants. It is a sculpture from the Nigerian Ife civilization around the 12th to 14th century AD. The tilt of the head and the lowered eyes do seem to speak to the humbleness and humility of a servant but there are volumes more about this man's qualities that his face exudes.

 

The broad base to his nose is indicative of one who is a provider for those with whom he is bonded and connected. The upturning lips show an acceptance of life's struggles and a resignation to authority. The small, high ears denote his preference for visual information and his ability to take in information quickly, but the higher eyebrows mean he still has a wait-and-see attitude. Perhaps the most telling feature is his small and possibly receding chin. His lack of a strong chin, which is the opposite of what we saw above on  General Mandible, suggests that he was a person who took orders but seldom gave them. 

 Mac