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link to other blog
Posted on 2006--1-0- 3: 1:7:

I was just reading this on my friend's  blog, and I thought I'd link to it, because I thought it was funny.

 

http://popculturestuff.wordpress.com/

 

 

So, today at school I had an observation by my principal.  I had a whole day of excellent lesson plans for all my classes.  She didn't come until the last 25 minutes of the day.  I have a class of 22 third grade boys that hour.  AAAHH.  We were finished a project, and so for the last 15 minutes it was just free time/controlled chaos.  I felt like an idiot.  I can't wait to read THAT evaluation.   

New art class
Posted on 2006--0-9- 29: 1:3:

tonight I start a new art class-it's a ceramics class for adults, and I'm a bit nervous, because I haven't used the wheel since like March.  I hope that I still "have it!"  I think it's a little like riding your bike, where you don't really forget how to do it, but it's not good to teach something when you are feeling a little rusty yourself!  i am going to go really early and make a few things before we get started.  It's a full class.  Yeah!  But, I hate that they don't pay me until the END of the 6 week class!!  Why??

teaching
Posted on 2006--0-9- 28: 1:0:

Today I'm teaching about Piet Mondrian in my art class about famous artists.  Did you know that he was something called a Neoplatonist (I think that's how it's spelled) and that the believed that evil only existed in the form of something good not being the right color, or in the wrong place.  So, he completely outlawed green from being in his home.  He painted a fake tulip white once!  He was a utopian thinker who was a part of starting the group called De Sjtil which means "the style" in Dutch.  He's fascinating-check him out on wikipedia...

Art in the Park
Posted on 2006--0-9- 14: 1:0:

So, this weekend I was supposed to get to spend some time wandering about lazily in the park in Bellevue, admiring the river, looking at the local artisans wares, and then being inspired to go home and work on my own stuff.  INSTEAD...I locked my keys in the car in a bad part of town, and had to sit with my car for 3 hours, since I didn't trust leaving my keys in the ignition in that area of town.  I got to race through the art for literally 5 minutes, and never even noticed the river.  I spent 10 minutes later that night working on my printmaking.  BOO. 

 

Better luck this weekend perhaps?? 

Concert this weekend
Posted on 2006--0-9- 8: 2:0:

There's a great local concert this weekend of a band called The Moseys, and they are playing at the Poison Room.  Sounds scary, but it's really not.  I would highly suggest making a day of it, by going to see art in Bellevue, grabbing dinner and then heading to the Poison Room!