I have been teaching art at St. Thomas More School since 1980. My BA in Science and Math is from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.
I teach art from a scientific viewpoint where we are constantly exploring and experimenting . I teach Pre-K -8th grade for 45 minutes each week. I encourage my students to do real art, that is art where the eye, hand, and the heart work together in its creation. I tell the children that I teach them to see and then they can magically draw anything.
In 1997 ... read moreI attended a Reggio-Emilio Early Childhood Conference in Reggio-Emilio, Italy. I went to validate that the way I had been teaching art for the last 19 years was actually being taught a similar way in this small town in Italy. I was energized.
I also operate Maple Meadows Art camps in the summer. You can view the artwork from these camps if you go to my website www.maplemeadows.com.