I spent this past week at the Durham Arts Council teaching an intersession camp on the theme of Norse Mythology. After days of chalk pastels, paint & sharpie markers, running home to work on some of my own art, cooking, exercise, etc. etc. I was regretting having made plans for Friday. Part of me just wanted to go home and crash on the couch. …
a.l.o.e. in the Classroom
currently teaching: sri lanka
Durham Arts Council: Summer Cultural Camps I spent a few weeks teaching art at DAC this summer. They introduce new cultural themes every year, and this July our country study was Sri Lanka! This time I spent two weeks with Creative Kids, ages 5-6. Bodhi Tree Our first project was this Bodhi Tree. These little guys used sponges to paint a …
currently teaching: cabaret & art nouveau
Durham Arts Council: Summer Cultural Camps I spent a few weeks teaching art at DAC this summer. They introduce new cultural themes every year, and I was so excited to get to do Cabaret! I had four days and three different age groups to work with. I decided on Le Chat Noir and Gustav Klimt as inspiration for our projects. Le Chat …
letter writing: stationary
One of my favorite childhood memories was writing and receiving letters to and from my cousins in Ecuador. My eldest cousin, Iris, used to decorate her letters with drawings, fancy lettering, and stickers which were all the rage in the 80s (did any one else have a sticker album?) I was hoping to put this out sooner as a fun summer activity (I …
letter writing
snail mail, happy mail, so glad it's not junk mail... I had a box filled with old letters and cards I came across when we got to North Carolina. These cards, along with picture albums and ziplock bags filled with photos, sat in that box over many moves and many years. So, I made it a mission to leave no box behind this time. I wanted to find a …
denver art museum: jeffrey gibson
Today I am highlighting new to me artist, Jeffrey Gibson. A Colorado born, Choctaw, Cherokee, artist who currently lives and teaches in Upstate New York. I am intrigued by his story and search for identity the same way I was intrigued when I first came across Kehinde Wiley's work on one of my visits to the Brooklyn Museum. I was headed to …