Balancing projects!

Balancing writing my middle grade story,
my artwork and the E-PPRENTICESHIP!!

I was so excited today while working on the
ARTIST E-PPRENTICESHIP ~ from Studio to Students~
creating your arts-in-education programs.

There is so much information that I have saved....
contracts, lesson plans, ideas, projects, marketing
all in binders and folders that I am so anxious to share.

More details next week!
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Artist E-pprenticeship

I am so excited the more I work on the Artist E-pprenticeship!

It will be OCTOBER 25 to NOVEMBER 15

Which means by November 15 you will have enough info if you want to put a program together and have it ready for this 2010-2011 winter!

If you have always wanted to move your art in a teaching artist direction, this is going to be for you!

Welcome our new nephew ~~~ GAVIN!

Isn't he cute! 9 lbs and 3 oz of adorable!

Not much work done this week, too much time spent swooning over this little guy.

So hard to live 3 hours away, but I am so glad we were able to be there for his big debut!

Tomorrow: working on the Artist E-pprenticeship!

announcing ARTIST E-PPRENTICESHIP!!!

My first arts in education school visits were as an apprentice. 

I think being an apprentice is a great way to learn something new.  

The first step was taking a business/ art/ curriculum look at creating a program, then I followed my mentor for his school visits. And finally, I wrote a program that he observed.

I love being an Artist in Residence, I create programs that address the learning standards and contain meaningful curriculum content while boosting the students creativity, build school community and 

are so much FUN!!

I have always LOVED it. 

I once stood in front of a cafeteria of 1st graders, to begin a program, and when I took my artwork out and showed it to them .......... they gave me a standing ovation!

 A STANDING OVATION from 6 year olds!!!

 It was so loving and sweet I could have fainted.

I soaked it up.

Pure love.

If you want to visit schools, libraries and museums as 

an artist in residence, I have good news! I am offering an

apprenticeship... an E-pprenticeship!

ARTIST E-PPRENTICESHIP

October 25 - November 15!!!

details coming soon!!!!

THIS is how excited I am! Isn't she cute!

This has been one hot summer in the Northeast!!  See the heat coming through the shades...........

Yesterday, I went to the studio with the intention of getting some painting finished.  But I just fixed my printer problems, so I decided to move the printer, then I cleaned off the cart the printer used to be on, and thought it would be perfect for my kiln... suddenly I was rearranging and clearing up studio stuff. Not really the plan, but it looks great and things are in better, more convenient locations.
But there is a table that is quite wobbly, I looked underneath and realized I need an allen wrench to fix it.

So this morning I went searching for allen wrenches in the garage. I think we have a key chain of them, and then.... ahha! An actual AHHA moment!! I had to run into the house, before it disappeared....
My next middle grade book idea was born! He is a fun character, quirky, smart and a great personality. AND I know his story. I know what he wants. I know how bumpy his road is going to be.....

we interrupt the painting list to insert.... a rough draft! Have a great day painting, creating and WRITING!

The business of art........

The BUSINESS of ART has been weighing me down... but today I went to the studio and thought only about the creating of ART..
and
it
was
great!

I made a wonderful juicy mess ~~~~~~~~~~~

and even did a celebration dance!!!

I almost forgot your Saturday message ...........

This is a message for YOU.... in case you forgot!