It has, so far, been a wonderful semester. I had an extremely challenging group this past fall (only one; the other two were very talented and sweet), and it is so refreshing to have cheerful, enthusiastic students all day. In my Drawing I class, I introduced myself on the very first day with not only my name but also my philosophy regarding learning to draw, as stated here by my spiritual guru Jake: Don't be afraid, I told them, to be bad at this for a while. You will miss some free throws, play a few flat notes. So far we have been drawing small objects on large paper and large objects on small paper, and I have made them do all sorts of wacky things like use their non-dominant hands, tie their drawing tools to the end of a stick and draw without looking at their papers. As I progress through the year, I plan to continue to implement the wisdom of Jake the Dog. First and foremost, and most importantly, my new mantra: And speaking of my very talented students, many of them will have work on display in this exhibit. If you are in the Savannah area please join us at the opening and/or stop by to see the artwork:
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Tiffany A. G.
1/24/2015 10:08:40 pm
I love hearing about how you teach, sounds like a great class.
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