As promised, my monthly round up of books... “I Go Down To The ShoreI go down to the shore in the morningand depending on the hour the wavesare rolling in or moving out,and I say, oh, I am miserable,what shall—what should I do? And the sea saysin its lovely voice:Excuse me, I have work to do.” This lovely book sits on a table in my bedroom, …
a.l.o.e. in the Classroom
artist’s dates: the scrap exchange
Welcome to The Scrap Exchange in Durham, NC. A holy mecca for thrifting aficionados, do it yourselfers, and the very creative. Not sure who created these, but they are a perfect example of artsy recycling and reuse. Quite the appropriate setting for an artist date. I mean it is literally a creative treasure seeking, scavenger hunt. …
currently reading
Books, books, books!!! We are not allowed to buy any more books! That's what my husband and I tell each other every time we pass by a Barnes & Nobles, visit a museum shop, gift shop, thrift shop, go on amazon for something totally unrelated... Ok, so these have been ongoing... like for months. But, I finally finished Building a Story Brand, …
Top 20 Countdown: What I did this summer…
Greetings from Durham. I don't know if it was me, but this was one of the longest summers I can remember. I worked on and off for most of it and I just wanted to pause, reflect and share a few highlights from summer 2020. Reading picture books, one of the greatest perks of teaching! Teaching & Learning 1. So like I said I spent lots …
ncma: art in bloom
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. …
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 …