One Tool that will change how you solve problems
“ In large measure becoming an artist consists of learning to accept yourself, which makes your work personal, and in following your own voice, which makes you work distinctive. “ Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland. It was Christmas Eve, I sat down at the loom determined to finish…. aka….. start […]
What one skill you need to succeed Today
”Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” ~Steven Pressfield When I was a kid my two favorite things to make where, […]
Why Right Brain Thinkers Will Rule the World
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Creative inspiration round up
At the end of my courses, I often allow students to ask whatever they wish, and do my best to answer them. answering student questions from amber kane on Vimeo. As mentioned in the video, one of the ways that I love to connect to current artist is through social media, click for my […]
What are schools for?
While in 6th grade I remember being required to have a huge three ring binder, and in this binder, we need to keep every single paper given to us. We were told that this was to prepare us for middle school. I hated the binder, pages would rip, and soon every page had ton […]
Homeschooling, You don’t have to do it alone
auditing an AP Course from louise kane on Vimeo. As a child, I spent a lot of time playing school with my neighbors… I of course, was always the teacher. There were workbooks, worksheets, and projects involved in our pretend school, however, if I remember correctly , homework was optional. Sometimes in life, there just […]
schools teaching kids to stop thinking
I’ve mentioned several times that schools aren’t about teaching kids to be creative. Today we’re going to look at what schools are about. #99277622 / gettyimages.com For my first few years of teaching I was much more of a rule follower, this caused me to believe that I had to have all of my […]
Why you need to embrace your strengths and forget your weakness
“The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.” – Eugene Delacroix We spend a lot of time… too much time actually… talking and thinking about what we’re not good at, and we do the same with kids and students. When talking to parents I often hear, my child isn’t good […]
3 Ways to see how creative you really are.
Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable. William Pollard Creativity isn’t the easiest thing to test…… as in it’s pretty darn hard to make it fit onto a scantron sheet. However, there are accurate test […]
How to talk to kids about art
“Kids are not little adults. But they are professionals. Their job is to play, their job is to experiment, their job is to try different things.” Chuck Jones (the guy who drew Bugs Bunny) On a regular basis students walk up to me holding a project, drawing, or photograph in their hand and ask if […]