Images from a summer

In a few days, my students will be back for the fall session of DragonWing Arts, and I'll be back sharing art projects with you all, but I thought in the meantime I'd show you a few summer photos, since photography is a big part of my summer creativity.  Above, a great blue heron is playing peek-a-boo! Below, a luscious sunset over the lake, as viewed from our dock.

We are incredibly lucky to have a "camp" (that's the Adirondack name for a cabin or cottage or summer residence by a lake, or for some other recreation) on lovely little Loon Lake (one of several Loon Lakes in NY, but anyhow...), so any chance I get, I'm either in my kayak, or relaxing on the dock, or tromping through the woods. This summer my kayaking has brought me close to this great blue heron on a couple of occasions.  I just sat quietly and watched him. 

 That thing you see hanging in the center of my kayak below?  It's a waterproof box, for my camera, a spare battery, and a phone for emergencies.  Of course, since I obviously took the picture, you probably have realized that my camera was not in the box.  

 I'm not sure what this interesting aquatic plant is!

 Drip drop splish splash. 

 Morning fog

 Lunch!!

 I hope you've enjoyed a little of my summer joy! 

Yippee! Two workshops at NAEA!

Hey, readers - I want to share some super-awesome fabulous news with you!  I submitted workshop proposals for the NAEA (National Art Ed Assoc) Convention that will be held in NYC this coming March, and a couple of days ago I received notification that they were BOTH approved!!!  There was just a 35% acceptance rate, so I'm exceptionally proud to have been approved for two out of two!

If you are going to the convention, here's what I'm presenting:

The Amazing Flexagon: Magic with Art and Math is a 2-hour ticketed hands-on workshop. 

Sink Your Teeth into Toothpaste Batik! is a 30 minute workshop, which included a hands-on demonstration.

 

These are both topics I've written about repeatedly here on the blog.  

 And both are topics/processes that I absolutely LOVE to share about.

 I'd love to see you there in NYC this March!