Are the Arts Important?

Are the Arts Important?

  There is always a lot of chatter about whether the arts are important. The arts are all the ways that  humans have developed to communicate effectively with one another.…
Telling a Good Story

Telling a Good Story

  Whether you are selling a product, or an idea, selling a restaurant or a concept, or selling an experience or some combination of these things, chances are your ability…
Effective Communication: Moving Beyond Writing

Effective Communication: Moving Beyond Writing

  Writing, for decades, has been our primary means of communication. However, as digital platforms become more readily available and easier to use, the ways that students can effectively present…
My Job

My Job

  As an art teacher, my job is to teach the basics of art making and and art appreciation.   That’s my job. That’s what the curriculum says. That’s why…
Why the Arts Matter

Why the Arts Matter

  Great music fosters joy and connection. Great books foster joy and connection. Great plays foster joy and connection. Great artworks foster joy and connection.   The arts foster joy…
Trip to the Movies

Trip to the Movies

  Yesterday, my wife and I took or kids and two of their friends to see the movie, The Greatest Showman. I always say that the arts foster joy and…
Painting is Poetry

Painting is Poetry

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Leonardo da Vinci   From this stance, great books are great…