school's out for the summer!

There is a sense of relief and excitement at the end of the school year. The cycle of a beginning and end is so refreshing and renewing. As I look out towards summer, a plethora of ideas come to my head about what I want to do all summer. Here I start me list:

• Create art: draw, paint, photography, build. Anything that allows the energy inside of me to release. I want to finish the charcoal hands - it's so beautiful. Paint nature imagery, take portrait photos of my friends and paint or draw those. GOAL: 2 drawings and 10 paintings done by August 28th. :) I better get started.
• Compost: I want to make my own compost bin, fill it and roll it around the yard as M rolls his eyes at me.
• Drawing Co-op: Getting involved with the local artist community is so important to me. I want to join a Mpls co-op and figure draw with them.
• Write Engaging Lesson Plans: I am a beginner teacher ready to know it all. I want to have the best lessons that capture my students and get the learning things they don't even realized. This takes time, but over the summer I will create amazing individual and collaborative creative challenges.
• Rework Curriculum: I have a great foundation for my classes and I am ready to take them to the next level with what they are learning, gaining and feeling from the classes.
• Paint the art room: Greenish blue. its going to be beautiful.
• Study schools to find ones that are doing well and investigate why. bring their ideas and art together to create an exciting class.