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Visual Journal Pages 28 and 29: Furniture has Personality Too
I had been waiting for this page. As I worked through my book I would periodically flip forward until I found the chair, the simple, yet intriguing chair. This was the chair I referenced to draw the...
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Visual Journal Page 30: Postsecret Projects
As a teacher my goal is to create a sense of community in my classroom. Although the majority of the time my students work on individual projects, I still want them to respect, interact, and grow with...
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Visual Journal Page 31: If it’s Old and Peely
I love anything and everything old and peely, and over the years I have slowly added piece after piece of old and peely to my home. Recently, it has even found it’s way into my artwork (click here to...
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Visual Journal Page 32: Molly Jo
I almost didn’t include this page, after all it is a story I am hesitant to share. Although a life was semi-saved that day, I did have a slight lapse in judgement. I forgot my role as teacher for a...
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Visual Journal Page 33: My Sweet Tooth
It is no secret I have a sweet tooth, and apparently this wasn’t missed by my students either.I love anything 100% pure sugar, flavored, and dyed. I like skittles, starburst, the kind of candy that...
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Visual Journal Page 34: Putting Things Back Together
It was spring semester, my second year teaching. My first year dragged on in the begnning, and flew by in the spring. I felt like this entire year was flying by faster than I could sit back and process...
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Visual Journal Page 35: Making Things a Little Bit Brighter
Something was off that day. I don’t know if I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, didn’t get enough sleep, or if my students were really being that bad, but this particular day was a rough day. I...
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Visual Journal Page 36: If I had a Bucket List…
This all began with my love for sushi. I could eat it every other day, filling in the off days with pizza and steak, never getting sick of it. However, the reality is I can’t eat it every other day...
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Visual Journal Page 37: Being Carried
View postBy far the best way to travel is to be carried. Nothing feels better than being swept off your feet and snuggling up into a warm, broad, chest. The feeling of being weightless, secure, yet...
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Visual Journal Page 38: A Place That Takes Our Breath Away
I always dream of my honeymoon. While my mind ought to be worrying about deadlines, assignments, and students it instead wanders to far off Costa Rica, 70 degree weather, and absolute relaxation.I am...
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Visual Journal Page 39: My Snuggle Bug
I love my little 1940′s cottage settled in the outskirts of the city. I love the details, the layers of paint, the historic feel, and most of all I love standing in my kitchen, and gazing out to my...
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Visual Journal Page 40: Accidental Artwork Collage
At times I truly believe my students think I am a maid rather than their teacher. If this isn’t the explanation for why they continuously leave a mess behind, they must think small elves skip into our...
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Art: The 6×6 Series
After working large scale for the past five years I decided it was time to try something new, and downsize. Fueled by my desire to live off of my art and sell more art on Etsy, I began looking into...
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Visual Journal Page 41: Scratch, Scratch, Scratch…
This visual journal page, like many of my visual journal pages, is based off of a work of art. This began as an example for a scratchboard project, and turned into a mission and a failure. It was...
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Visual Journal Page 42: Step Outside of the Box
This visual journal page is inspired by high school students. I currently am a high school art teacher and it was difficult returning to the halls of a high school, interacting with teenagers hyped up...
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Visual Journal Page 43: Face Your Fears
This visual journal page was inspired by a series of illustrations in a Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) catalog. I love the playful quality of the images, the clean lines, and the way the...
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Visual Journal Page 44: The Georgia Arches
THE STORYThe University of Georgia is the stereotypical “college town”. It’s a small town, with a huge school, an amazing downtown, music scene, restaurants, and so many other things to entertain the...
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Visual Journal Page 45: A UGA Field Trip
My second year of teaching fell during a low point in the economy, which meant a lot budget cuts in the education system. I barely had any money for supplies, my classes were over crowded, and field...
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Visual Journal Page 46: Playing in the House
I stumbled upon this image of a boy riding a tricycle one day while flipping through magazines looking for visual journal inspiration. I couldn’t decide what to do with it right away, I only knew that...
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Visual Journal Page 47: The Las Vegas Skyline
Las Vegas. A simple name that has grown into an icon, instant imagery, thoughts of gambling, over the top shows, and other adult activities. Smack dab in the middle of the desert this iconic light,...
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