“Sometimes words are not enough“
I have been thinking a lot about this political chaos we have going on in America today… and I continuously argue with myself as to whether I should refer to it in my blog, or not. It is a main topic of concern now days, and I somehow believe that…
The holidays are over. Let’s take a deeeeep breath. My #1 way to get my students to relax before doing art is COLOR BREATHING. The blank below is the visual for this lesson. Directive: 1.) Breathe in the color of PEACE. (or wisdom, or understanding, or…) 2.) Breathe out the…
Try this art class and visualize your answer. The INSIDE//OUTSIDE BOX is the most creative way to find out. DIRECTIVE: Using a 4″x 4″ box (or anything close) and as many art supplies that you can muster: 1.) Decorate the outside how you want people to see you. 2.) Decorate the…
Because I mentioned in my 2018 Christmas Letter that “I am still studying ENERGY HEALING” I feel the need to share with those who I know are curious. For the last 5+ years I have been extra-ordinarily blessed to be in a group of “Energy Healers” practicing many different modalities….
Through my art classes I am noticing more and more that kids are having difficulty forming relationships, building self confidence, and managing their social skills. They are not turning to friends or family for help… they are turning to a DEVICE. Social media is a way to pretend you are…
LakeView Neuro Rehab Excerpt from Forgetting To Fly (chapter 19: Bobby) At LakeView, just outside Milwaukee, I worked with patients who were not only brain injured but also paralyzed. I hear you asking… “How do I have an art class with someone who is paralyzed? Let me give you an example:…
LakeView Neuro Rehab Excerpt from Forgetting To Fly (chapter 19: Sudy’s Triumph) While working at LakeView NeuroRehab I met another young lady that changed my life. Sue D. was a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. She had a little movement in her right wrist that helped her move her motorized…
Lakeview Neuro Rehab Excerpt from Forgetting to Fly (Chapter 18: Meeting Pam) Working in a Nuero Rehab center was much different than teaching art in a public school. First, my patients were all ages in the same class. My youngest was twelve and my oldest was in his ninety’s, although…
The colors of Thanksgiving are subjective… Different for everyone. For ME the colors are Pumpkin, Cranberry, Orange & Cinnamon. No, I’m not talking food… I labeling colors, like they do in a box of crayons. When I say these colors a visual comes to mind, right? (which color is which…
Would you ever dye your hair PURPLE? Being an artist means to create YOURSELF the way you IMAGINE. After all, your life is a blank canvas. A great example of this is my grand daughter, Maggi. She was an artist from her very beginning. Last summer she even talked me…