She may be coming to a High School Production near you. Guys and Dolls. University High School. Spokane, WA. 5 May 2006 The Outsiders. Mariner High School. Everett, WA. 6 May 2006 Check your local listings. *grin*

I feel squished in my day. I want to be someone who makes things. In fact, I think that I’ll make this a blog about making things- all sorts of things- from drawings to candied walnuts to a life full of virtue and smiles. When I think about who I want to be, and what [...]

I am the queen of multi-tasking. =) Today I ate my cereal in the car on my way to school. I put my lotion on my legs while I read the teachers instructions. I read my book while I monitored the students. I appliqued a square on Samantha’s baby quilt while I ate my lunch. [...]

I am awed daily at the hostility and apathy I find in the classrooms that I teach. I encounter 13 year olds who are more sexually experienced than me, and love to talk loudly and rudely about it. It sends little pains into my heart. I feel helpless. I am too soft and smiley to [...]

I’ll tell you a secret. I’m an art teacher. *grin* that’s not the secret! The secret is that I can’t draw very well! I made my way through college (and a BFA program) without having to draw too much by claiming a style that didn’t require too much precision. =) These are my drawings from [...]

I’ve spent the last three days subbing at Lewis and Clark High school, where the students are generally well-behaved, and the instructions simple. I found a stack of Computer Arts magazines and read them all. They were so inspiring to me! I can’t believe the amazing things that people so with computer graphics software…makes me [...]