Amazingly enough, my teaching here is finished. The best part about teaching art is guiding children through new experiences, helping those all important brain connections grow as they create, experiment, problem-solve and see things from new perspectives. The second best part about teaching art is that the children keep me thinking and feeling young, as if I am also learning everything for the first time. We finished up our class this week painting wild Matisse patterns, drawing self portraits a la Frida Kahlo, a big challenge for most 6 year olds, and creating imaginative found object circus sculptures in the style of Alexander Calder. It is amazing how much fun kids can have with a table full of containers, yarn, wood pieces, wire, foam trays, egg cartons and popsicle sticks!
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