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I spent the morning getting very wet. I am working with an Elk hide to clean and use it for my art practice. I learned how to tan hides the Native way in 2000 and I continue to practice it. … Continue reading
Posted in country living, home life, Learning, metis art, my art, teaching
Tagged art4life, change, traditional living
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The closing of a chapter
I have completed the work for my Master’s degree over the past weekend. I began this ‘project’ in 2009 and thought two years looked like a very long stretch in front of me, but like most challenges the time when … Continue reading
Posted in creative motivation, my art, teaching, work
Tagged altered book, art4life, carolyn mamchur, celeste snowber, flower photos, indrani margolin, kim gullion, kim stewart, lynn fels, masters of education, night photography, sfu masters, simon fraser university, vicki kelly, yaroslav senyshyn
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hunting for credentials
I will feel more comfortable holding my instructor’s position at the college once I have earned a Masters degree. I have been thinking about this for a while. Recently there was an ad in the Newspaper that caught the attention … Continue reading
Kid’s Self Portraits
I meant to post these during the summer, but other things got in the way. These self-portraits were drawn by my kids during week long art lessons with Mom. It was interesting to see the progression. I am not sure … Continue reading
Posted in home life, my opinions, teaching
Tagged art lesson, children's art, drawing, kid art, kids art, self portraits
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watch the birdie?
I thought I would let you in on the drawing process from my point of view. I have been experimenting with ways to document artistic process. This ‘.gif ‘ image cycles through several stages of a drawing I did using … Continue reading
Posted in my art, teaching
Tagged art 4 life, art4life, kim gullion stewart, PanPastel, pastel, pastel drawing, pencil drawing
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stats…
Today is the first day of the new semester. It always feels like a fresh start at the beginning of each term. I thought I was ready for this week, but I keep finding little tasks that I have forgotten. … Continue reading
Posted in my opinions, teaching
Tagged critiques, lectures, statistics, teaching, teaching software, where did the time go
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completion
It feels so good to reach the end of something that you have worked so hard at. The fall semester is finished at the College where I teach. I have submitted final marks for everyone….my students, if you are reading … Continue reading
Posted in home life, my opinions, teaching
Tagged college, holidays, rest, semester, teaching
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The Path of Least Resistance
It is Sunday. A day of work for me. I keep Saturday as a day of rest (see commandment #4 in the 10 commandments). My whole family does, therefore Sunday becomes a day of work for us. Typically I spend … Continue reading
Posted in creative motivation, faith and spirituality, teaching
Tagged art, digital art, faith, religion, teaching
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decisions…
are those choices that I am not good at making. I have an opportunity to teach an extra class at the College of New Caledonia this fall in the New Media Program, “Web I”. The problem is that I am … Continue reading
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waste not…
One of the assignments I had the ‘Design History’ students work on this semester yielded some interesting results. They were to find and present a controversial art or Design piece. That is where I was introduced to the Cloaca Machine. … Continue reading
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