teaching again...

Starting this Monday, July 21st, I will teach a drawing workshop to fifteen children ages 6-12 at the Chautauqau Institute Art School in western NY.  I am so very excited for this! Having gone to Chautauqua as a child, I have been wanting to re-visit the area for many years.  This spring I decided to submit a proposal to teach a children's drawing class.  When I found out the workshop was accepted I became nervous and excited at the same time.   The workshop is entitled "Art Around the World:  A Journey through Egypt, India, Africa and Tibet".  I had taught these lessons as a full curriculum when I was an art teacher in Philadelphia and the students were so enthused by it.  I think it is such an important thing to introduce our children to all the great art from different cultures.  So, for the past two weeks I have been experimenting and making samples to bring to Chautauqua with me.  This is one of my favorites; Hieroglyphs using your initials translated and adding color with oil pastels and a watercolor wash.  I felt like a kid again creating this.  I hope my students have as much fun as I did! I will report back...wish me luck!