Native American
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2023 Light at the end of the tunnel
Clarity brings prosperity is how I would sum up 2023. New doors opening to opportunities I dream to manifest, while old doors closing. Feeling the embodiment of that which I know is mine by divine right. 2023 had a balance of growth and celebration, of ritual and ceremony. Every day has been a ceremony. Mindfulness…
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NAEA Town Hall – Leading with Creativity
Town Hall The National Art Education Association Town Hall is a monthly panel discussion where educators come together to discuss a topic. Our topic was Leading with Creativity. NAEA and Crayola teamed up for the 75th anniversary of NAEA. They developed Creativity Week in January, and invited 75 teachers from around the world to be…
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Crayola Creativity Week
Crayola Creativity Week January 23rd – 29th, 2023 is Crayola Creativity Week! We are celebrating at Ridgely Middle School by doing creativity week activities in our STAG advisory groups. I am so excited about what the students will create today. There is a list of resources available at the Crayola Creativity Week website. I am…
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Reign Fancy
Fancy Fancy is such an interesting word. In my mind when I hear the word fancy I think dressed up, but fancy means a lot more than just how nice something looks. Fancy is defined as: elaborate in structure or decoration, also created from the imagination rather than from life. It comes from the word Fantasy,…
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Channeling Indigenous Teachings
Channeling: to be inspired by, (of a person) serve as a medium for (a spirit). It comes from the Latin root word for reed. A reed was used as a channel, to allow things to flow from one place to another. When I start painting, I tap into a flow of energy that is coming…
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The Creativity Department Podcast
Creativity reminds us we are all connected. I was recently invited to do a podcast with my wonderful friends Laura and Matt Grundler from The Creativity Department. Art educator and artist Raine Valentine joins the Creativity Department on this episode. Raine talks about her Chippewa heritage and how it inspires her. Hear how indigenous philosophies…
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Healing Perspective
One of the hardest things about healing from trauma is changing our perspective. As a society our perspective on trauma is that it is bad and needs to be stopped. However the word trauma really comes from the root word injury which comes from the Latin word that means – a wrong. This denotes that…
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Holiday Print Sale
Prints on sale until Dec 10th 2021. Guaranteed to arrive before the Holidays Order by Friday December 10th, 2021 and get free domestic shipping!! Please include your address with your payment information in the note! Holiday Sale You can also purchase 11×14 prints from my Etsy Shop!
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The Other
There are times in our lives where we need the point of view of an “other”. When we are so far into our own set programming, it is vital to have an opposing force that generates the movement of energy. And once the energy is stirred…we can filter through the programming…and redirect that energy intentionally…
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We are ALL Connected
We are ALL connected…. each of us. If no one shares their stories and teachings and thoughts and ideas with each other, then no one will grow or change. We are meant to be here for each other…. and not just for those we like. Remember. ALL of us are ONE. People are here to…
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