The light at the end of the tunnel

Throughout the past few months I have been M.I.A. and that can be explained in two words: student teaching. I wish I would have documented the process here, but I was just too busy. Raising two amazing girls and student teaching is no easy feat but I can honestly say that I had the most amazing experience!

In Michigan, Visual Arts Education is a K-12 certification so student teachers spend 7 weeks in an elementary school and 7 weeks in a high school. I joke that I won the student teacher lottery -- but it's true. Both of my cooperating teachers were amazing artists and mentors. The time went so fast and now I'm getting sad that it's going to be done at the end of next week. I have learned a ton and am grateful for so much. Hopefully I will find a job where I can get paid to do this every day.

Here are some images from the elementary portion of my student teaching:

Stencil city (grade 2)

Matisse-style cut paper masks (grade 2)

Native American landscape with one-point perspective (grade 3)

Weaving landscape (grade 5)

Metal repousse/relief (grade 5)

Metal repousse colored and integrated into landscape (grade 5)

Mask (grade 5)

Mask (grade 5)