Kindergarten - Eighth Grade; The Study of Art; Integrated Drawing

I have worked with numerous Oak Meadow Kindergarten through 8th grade students since1993. In 1996 the added dimension of art mentor for Oak Meadow’s High School was afforded me. In addition to my daughter, Jennifer, an enrolled Oak Meadow student for eleven years, I am privileged to the phenomenal growth the Oak Meadow curriculum affords countless students.

My teaching experiences include elementary, high school, junior college, and university settings. I have mentored instructors from coast to coast in the importance and application of creative avenues of learning. While under the auspices of an arts foundation, I worked as a guide to numerous docents. We explored a variety of processes as docents now successfully continue to introduce "great works of art" to elementary school students in California. My chosen mediums of expression include photographic arts, textile arts, serigraphy and drawing. I have exhibited in Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Palm Springs, New York and at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, France. I have been listed in Who’s Who in International Art; numerous dignitaries, celebrities and corporations hold my works.

From these diverse experiences I have found that creative educational environments delight learners and carve a joyful path to lifetime learning. Students must be prepared to access, synthesize, apply and share an accelerated amount of data, insights and perceptions. Innovative learning environments respect and empower learners and prepare them for this journey. My own family is reveling in the ever-present joy of learning and closeness which is a result of our involvement with Oak Meadow. This is why I am so excited about working with students, parents and teachers – I am eager to share what I have learned.

Oak Meadow learners are encouraged to be self-acting and resourceful, because students require guidance and direction, not decrees or coercion. Co-experiencing and co-planning are recognized; teachers and learners seek information and understanding. The answers are let go in favor of the questions.