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Artistic Vision
http://www.learningtosee.net
Artistic vision is about learning to see in every aspect of life and experience. My blog is a commentary on my journey towards learning to see in my own art, my teaching, my faith, my family and, generally, the World around me.
- Added on: Jan 1st, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: artisticvision
- Listed in: Visual Arts Christianity
- Tags: art education painting christianity Faith pop culture
Recent Posts
The Importance of Attention and Practice in Creating Art
I’ve started reading Creativity for Life by Eric Maisel. During the book’s Introduction, the author touches upon the importance of attention and practice since they play are such integral pieces of living the creative life. I tell my high...
Rethinking my art curriculum (part 2)
As I stated in my previous post, I am rethinking my curriculum once again. I originally changed the curriculum to be more focused because the kids in my school come to me with little prior knowledge outside of elementary art ed. Further, there is lit...
Rethinking my art curriculum
I redid my curriculum last year and find myself already back at the drawing board (no pun intended) as I project myself into next year. When I first took the job the default class was Studio Art I and II. Unfortunately, no one ever seemed to progress...
Pleasing the boss or, the pain of overcommitment
Last year, I did a “quilt” project with Trish Maunder, who works with the Faith Ringgold Foundation. Trish does her own story quilt idea in school classrooms. During that time she also educates students about Faith and her story quilts. S...
2009 Art Educators of New Jersey Fall Conference
I came back from this year’s Art Educators of New Jersey Fall Conference with some new things to think about. I have to admit to wondering what this year’s conference was going to be like since the State refused the petition for a waiver ...
How I love learning new things (or, the joys of continuing education)
Today was my first day NOT in class. All last week I enjoyed participating in The Academy in Your Classroom taught by Charles Muldowney at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA). It was a one-week intensive that was both exhausting and glorious....
