Time to get serious

It's time to get serious about art, for me.

Just completed my Masters of Ed at YorkU. It was courses only so there's no hope for a PhD, not that I was ever considering it. I've met great people in the program, and many were PhD candidates, however, it's not at all what I would consider for a future. I hate research and have been fortunate to not have to go to the library for those purposes.

At work, I was able to paint a rather large work in a rather short period of time. It proved to me that with time and effort, and accommodation from my Principal, I can get good work done. And it feels great. I even made two smaller pieces in a very short time (60 minutes). So as a Christmas present, I'll be painting works that are person specific - time to get serious about my art practice, no?

Dropping art into whatever you do is important, and it is now coming to fruition for me. With the MEd out of the way, it frees up my week to get another task out of the way: art for teachers through the Board's Art Department - a job I would love to have. While there are budgetary concerns, curriculum documents, etc, it's a great way to get the message out there; i.e. art should be the core of  work and not the after thought.

Think about it: who does Apple hire for their genius'? Math majors? Science department heads? No, they hire personable, likable and fun people. Anyone can learn the computer, but it takes a certain kind of personality that can be a "genius."

So there.

Take care.

e-Learning In-service

SO much to learn and do.

I believe I will have to take this edumacation thing more seriously.

Now, given how serious I am about it, I can't fathom where the time will come from to ensure that more tech is embedded in the day. 

Maybe, like others, I'll assign work, call them expert groups and then update my pages.  This blog will become my hub for school and the rest will be updated as time avails itself. 

Whatelse??

Not much, but it will be exciting.

The 2012 Grammy Awards

Or the 2012 Granny Awards.

There I said it.

Springstein (spelling?), McCartney, Walsh, Krall, The Beach Boys?!?

Oh.  My.  Word.

And the Foof Fighters.  Fine they're in their early 40s, but still....  They've been around almost 20 years.

Where's the new talent?  I'll give you Adele.  She nailed it.  But Chris Brown, Minaj, Rhianna, Coldplay??

I'm falling asleep right now when I say Coldplllaaayyyyyy..............zzz........z.z.........zzz..

More later...

Been that long?

I really did not notice the time go by.

As of my last post, I was heading into Winter break from YorkU and enjoying the Tuesdays and Thursdays off.

Now, I'm back for a Tuesday night only session, which we'll call Mental Olympics for the time being.

Art-wise, I'm having some dedicated students recreate a master work for the classroom.  It's amazng what ownership will do for students and staff.  Taking time from lunches and recesses to be part of an event bigger than the sum parts is inspiring.  Hopefully, I can post a pic in the near future.  The work is 85% complete - all that's left are the faces, hands and body tones.  Absolutely the hardest part.

So, as mentioned before, murals are important and community minded ideas, but so can smaller, in this case 4X4 feet, art works.

For the general classroom, always make colour part of the framework.  I do not like colourful borders, though.  Keep those neutral tones or just plain black.  It makes for more emphasis on the work; regardless of the work being presented.  If you are fortunate to have high ceilings, make use of that portion by creating a lasting work that can be added to over years.

In my particular class, with 13 foot ceilings, I have created a construction paper tree that each years class can add to.  It works, just make sure you use a ladder.

TTFN.