Last weekend I was at the Asia Region Art Educators conference.  We had the opportunity to meet and hear from some artists working in Hong Kong. One of these artists…

A friend of mine recently shared this link on Facebook and what I saw just blew me away.  The creativity (and skill) of people to create art on any surface…

Our school recently hosted a TEDx event (an independently organised event in the TED format).  It was fairly successful.  For me the two aspects of it that made it successful…

As an important centre for art, Hong Kong is used to hosting large artistic events.  Few have been quite as large as Florentijn Hofman’s large Rubber Duck.  Yes, the enormous…

Large Scale Painting Project As the Middle School art teacher, each year I am charged with producing the ‘backdrop’ for our Middle School Production.  The Backdrop is a huge canvas that…

“Those who can, do, those who can’t, teach”.  This was once said to me shortly after I had announced my decision to become a teacher.  Thirteen years later and having…

Amazing Shadow Art created by artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster. You can see more on their website: http://www.timnobleandsuewebster.com/artwerks.html

With just 45 minutes for each of my art lessons my students and I are always pushed for time.  It seems that no sooner have we set up, I’ve given…

In the last 4 years my job has included being a teacher of English and Social Studies to grade 8, Art teacher to grades 6, 7 & 8 and coordinator…