Just about ready for the new school year. This will be my first year as an art teacher. I have been teaching elementary school for 13 years, including many an art lesson. But this will be different. Five periods a day of art classes coming and going, kindergarten through fifth grade. I can't wait.
I put a mural at the entrance to the room, and continued it onto the back wall. It feels like stepping into a painting. My hope is that it will creat a slight shift in awareness as we enter the room, readying us for artmaking.
Just about ready for the new school year. This will be my first year as an art teacher. I have been teaching elementary school for 13 years, including many an art lesson. But this will be different. Five periods a day of art classes coming and going, kindergarten through fifth grade. I can't wait.
I put a mural at the entrance to the room, and continued it onto the back wall. It feels like stepping into a painting. My hope is that it will creat a slight shift in awareness as we enter the room, readying us for artmaking.
I totally know this feeling! I found your blog post because I googled, "I love the smell of tempera paint." I wanted to see if anyone out there felt the same way. I too am an art teacher. All day, every day I made art and teach art making. It is an amazing job and we are lucky to have experienced something like it!
ReplyDeleteEarth without art is Eh.