Read Across America

Spent some time over at the Westbridge Academy last week to read to the kids as part of “Read Across America”. Westbridge Academy is a New Jersey State Approved Private Special Education School in Bloomfield, NJ for students with emotional, behavioral and learning challenges in grades K-12. Thanks to Tania Miller for organizing the event.

I drew on the chalkboard to show the children how I go about drawing a dog and when the class was over, a sweet boy named Jayden handed me his drawing. I made him sign it, telling him alll great artists sign their work. I just love this. Hanging it on my fridge. :)


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The GIGANTIC shoe!

My art was recently selected for a really fun public sculpture project at Bloomingdales. Over the next few weeks I will be painting, constructing and papier mache-ing an enormous 6 foot shoe which will ultimately sit on the sales floor of the Short Hills Bloomingdales shoe department! I am attaching a photo of my design process-including the sketches I submitted for the project. Guess which one they chose?

Reception details to come. :)

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Good ol' Pet Rocks!

Who doesn't love making one of these? I am sharing the work of some very imaginative kindergarteners. We had a lot of fun making these last week. There should be a few more but I think they are still drying. Never give a child too much paint. lol

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