Pinterest as a tool for art education

I have discovered Pinterest - have I said this already?!

I am keen to put forward my idea that this is potentially an excellent tool for artist / student creative self development...

A few days ago, I set myself the rule that I could only select images from Pinterest which fitted my aesthetic 100%.

As I began to get the hang of searching and pinning images to my 'like' board, I became increasingly aware of a strange phenomena occurring. 

My preconceived perception of my personal aesthetic was gradually being blown away by a series of images which, as a collective, reflected back to me an aesthetic, which, while being my own, had previously been unrecognized by me.

I began to see this tool as a fabulous way for students to develop an understanding of their own aesthetic - and I am keen to try this out...

Artists, students, creatives - what are your thoughts?

I had to take sneaky a look - and found my Conversational Threads illustration under my own name!