i became an art teacher because i loved working with people and art.
during the summer (and year round) i do very little art wise...i keep
dabbling in new things (which is my favorite). getting ready to work
with airbrush stuff, just got off a watercolor kick and rebuilding a
house keeps me busy.
>>> MarshArt@aol.com 04/29/02 08:44PM >>>
In a message dated 4/29/02 3:44:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Tajd0291@aol.com
writes:
> .....if you will. How did you choose to become an art teacher? And,
when the
>
> school day or year is over, what do you do for yourself, artwise.
>
> Alex
>
>
I started out going for a nursing degree. A college counselor tested us
for
professions and aptitudes in certain fields and I found I had ability
to
teach and be an artist. I was 16 when I entered college and it wasn't
hard to
persuade me to change my major...since I would have to live at the
hospital
with a bunch of girls. The boys dorm was on campus near the student
lounge. I
was too young to retire as a coed. It paid off. I met my husband
there.
BTW, I did get a nursing degree 18 years later. Then returned to
teaching
art. Still married to the guy I met at age 16! Presently, I paint and
enter
juried exhibitions all around the country and have had my work
published in 3
books. So, art wins!
