Personally.. I love isolation. As a classic introvert (which might not be obvious in class!), I need a lot of alone time.. and if I cant get that, at least recharging time. I could spend all day at home and in my studio entertaining myself and making things – food, art, home projects, gardening, reading, just staring out the window. For many of artists, this is true.. How are you feeling? I am finding the slowdown from my usual activities of running around teaching 6 classes, soccer practice for my kids, etc a nice breather. I stumbled upon this article and it really spoke to me. Take a look and discover new  artists – Ruth Asawa is one of my personal favorites. 

Andy Goldsworthy is one of my favorite land installation artists. Can you make your own land / earth art in your backyard?? Check him out here: , Andy Goldsworthy

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Hey students! Most of you know that I’m a huge outdoors person, I love parks, the beach and hiking and camping. I’m still able to get a few runs in a week, but most of these other activities aren’t possible right now. I stumbled upon Amber Share Design and really loved the concept and execution of these posters. So witty. So sharp! What do you think? What would your poster design look like if you based it on the comments made in the guidebook? Or yelp review restaurant critics? Cool idea..

This is a great resource if you’re looking for short “assignments” to keep your creativity flowing. The Art Assignment has short videos as well as assignments from successful artists – a personal aside, the painter Donald Odita was one of my college professors! Check it out here.

Good morning, students!

I sent out an email from my personal gmail account with a shared folder on Google Drive.

Let’s plan on you uploading your files there – and then I will post them here (click on new menu item “Critique Hub”!

Hope you woke up with a smile today. Thought we might need a little inspiration from Frida…