Love this image as it shows all of the various iterations an artist can come up with that are absolutely beautiful and inspiring.
At a time when I hear students say to me, I wish this.. or class should have been like that..., I often have to remind myself of this quote. You have to have a tough skin as a teacher in this world. Paid the least and scrutinized the most.
I am not here to give all of the answers but to hopefully inspire, teach by example, ask more questions than give all of the answers, and to gently push my students to think about what they are making.
This job is a privilege and I know how lucky I am to be here at UW and to teach the students in our studio classrooms everyday.
I also sacrifice time in my studio for my teaching and yet need to teach by example and get back to making. Looking forward to the break before spring semester to make this happen.
I learned not by example but by what not to do in more instances than one. Quite a few of my professors didn't teach, did not inspire, and did not push. Maybe this is why I teach the way I do and care as much as I do. I do not want a student to ever feel this way about me. This was not true of my K-12 experience however and for that I am grateful.
I knew I was going to teach one day, but never what age or grade or place and here I am.
I am lucky. I am an artist/teacher.
