I belong to a number of great art groups. One of the groups, Let Me Tell You About The Birds and The Bees, currently has an art challenge posted to create and share a painted rock to remember someone. Thank you Brandi for this art challenge. I painted this for my childhood best friend, Anita. […]
I just came back from a conference. I was humbled to be asked to share some of my insights on teaching art with a group of educators. I am now back at my art table, preparing for an art sale at my church’s bazzar. I thought I’d share an in-progress photo of some of my […]
I have lived with chronic pain for ten years. As part of my pain management, I began doing mindful-based doodling (some people call this “zentangle”). I noticed it was a great way to distract myself from higher pain days, hours, moments. While I have always thought of myself as crafty and even though I am an art […]
One of the classes I teach is Grade Nine English. Other than my Art classes, (I am passionate about the visual arts) I think this is my most satisfying class. The students are old enough to think more abstractly, and because I also teach Grade Seven and Eight English, I know what they have been […]
I teach art to junior and senior high students. Yesterday, my grade nine’s were working on a visual problem exercise inspired by one of my favourite artists, Carla Sonheim. My teaching philosophy is such that I want students to push past preconceived ideas about rules within art and learn to take creative risks and solve […]
I’m sitting here with coffee in hand reading through what has become a common theme in my Facebook feed; weather grief. There are so many opinions about yet another school day being missed. Some roads look clear, we’ve just had a long weekend, how much time can we miss before children’s educations are negatively impacted, […]
Recently, as part of the LifeBook art class I’m taking, we created a jar of celebration. I used an old peanut butter jar and collaged napkins and stamped it into a new life. It now holds my metallic water-colour pencils. I like using jars to hold my supplies. For me, the quote, “Out of sight, […]
Yesterday, Mom took her angel bag from my Society6 shop to her book club breakfast meeting. She said that everyone liked it including some people from a different group. (Yay!) You can check out my shop http://society6.com/kittysdaydreams Last night I created and printed some plain business cards and then I painted doodles on each one. […]
I love to use found items to create pretty things to look at. I am also as stubborn as all get out and I refuse to look up tricks and tips to make creating easier. This little bottle didn’t strain my brain and six months after I made it, is still sitting pretty on my […]
…other than permanent marker, watercolour pencils, and colourful inks… As I continue to push myself forward creatively, I am viewing the world and the people around me in a brand new way. Everywhere I turn I see a canvas wanting to be sketched, inked, painted, collaged… Art allows me to think more deeply, to reflect, to […]
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