Relax he tells me, before he finished with the new cast… there are new pains and different sensations with this cast. I have use of my elbow now… but my muscles and tendons were stuck in one position for 11 days, so I’m dealing with that more so than the broken bone itself. While I’m…
Category: Divine I Am
Week 1 – Ambidextrous
Things that are hard to do with only one hand open cereal bags, putting toothpaste on a toothbrush, pulling up my pants, taking pictures, opening jars, driving, putting hair in ponytail shaving armpits EXPERIMENT: Things to do using your non dominant hand, just for fun putting on mascara writing brushing your teeth texting, typing, pluck…
Ambidextrous
Such a peculiar word…. From Latin ambi- ‘on both sides’ + dexter ‘right-handed’. Interesting Here is a post about what I am noticing about my time without being able to use my dominant hand. Sunday, August 11th, 2019 I fell from a ladder while painting the crease between the ceiling and wall, and I broke my radius bone and…
Wild Women
The growth in this moment is so real, so intense…. like fire… leaving you raw. Balance requires constant motion, directing energy while letting it go. Friday was the day that encompassed all emotions, and began with self-doubt and anxiety. It continued with having handle the consequences for choosing to not take the best steps in…
Earth Love Festival 2019
This years Earth Love Festival at Amethyst Retreat Center in Duncannon Pennsylvania was a beautiful demonstration of community, collaboration, and love. Nicole Sharkey is the visionary who thought of this beautiful festival 3 years ago, and has since turned it into an amazing opportunity for all, to gather and to heal. The Earth Love festival…
Cromwell Valley Park
Yesterday and today I had the pleasure of attending another Baltimore County public schools Art teacher workshop, Plein Air Painting at Cromwell Valley park. This park is BEAUTIFUL! A hidden gem for sure. There are beautiful old structures, meadows, many different trees, and a beautiful creek! We found beautiful rocks, river glass, and a mulberry…
Real Estate – Power Spot
Warriors have an ulterior purpose for their acts which has nothing to do with personal gain. The average man acts only if there is a chance for profit. Warriors act not for profit, but for the spirit.
Earth Day
In honor of Earth day this year, I did all recycled material activities for our recent Arts in Action community event. In my room people were able to create sculptures from recycled materials like plastic containers and old toys. Another station was to use plastic bottles to make flowers which were then glued to old…
Softball Time!
I love being the Ridgely middle school girls softball coach! This is my 6th year coaching. Last weekend we took the middle school girls to practice with the Dulaney high school softball team, a lot of our students go to Dulaney for high school. Coach Dave really set up a wonderful practice. There were 4…
Spirituality in Art Education
How do we connect spirituality to art education? The best way to find answers is through dialogue, with others or with self.
Nature Mandalas
Learning how ephemeral life truly is and to love what is here right now. – Day Schildkret
Family Haikus
A few of my students participated in the Team BCPS Haiku Contest! There were a total of over 2,000 entries! 1,494 entries were received from elementary school students, 383 from middle school students, 343 from high school students.