365 Things To Do In Your Spare Time #2

365 Things To Do In Your Spare Time #2

Tired of those old 2009 phone books lying around? Want to do the "responsible" eco friendly thing?
Design your own phone book evening gown to ring in the New Year!

THINGS TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME

Bored? Looking for a hobby? In need of something to past the time while you think deep thoughts?Smoke Art: Images created by combining thousands of pictures of smoke to form incredible works of art - Telegraph

10 minute collage

In the last few months I have been making a series of 10 minute collages (thanks for the idea Art Propelled. Here's the first in the series.

Well let's see... Person in silhouette, thick crop of trees obscuring his vision (can't see the forest for the trees?) and a psychedelic hand waving you hoo.. I think its the Universe trying to get my attention.

okay, I'm listening.

Why I Teach

Dear Mrs. "Dub"'

" Thou art a flowering smooth faced- toast."

Love,

Jovanna

I am a teacher

I am a teacher. Monday through Friday I teach art to inner city art students.

Thirteen years now and I have yet to feel that I've got it. That certain lesson or lecture or hands on demonstration that is going to mesmerize everybody, leading them to their own aha moment. I think that's what guides me and eggs me on. What sucks me in most of all are the stories. The quirks, the utter silliness that is us, shown most clear in adolescence.

Sometimes I come home from work exhilarated and content. Sometimes I come home preoccupied and concerned. Knowing that many of my students have a life that I once had keeps me in the game.

I think about when I was in high school. I was an introvert, quiet, no self esteem. Mediocre grades, no motivation really. A voracious reader, hungry for more than what I had. Books took me to another place and time.

I had a Social Studies teacher who took me aside one day and said, "You are much more than this.I see it in you.... Do something about it".

And so, I did.

Back again

I enjoyed a fall break this week. Reading, putzing, cleaning out closets, making interesting meals. Visualize scallops with cream and pear brandy? Now eat them when their not quite cooked through.. ewwww!
Painted backgrounds for a set of figures I'm doing. And then, today as I'm bending over to put a load of whites in the wash... Aiyeee, the back goes out. really, what is up with this body.. She's a talkin. Or is it shouting?