Beyond the ordinary

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How it started

My love of art started when I was very young.  My mother taught me to sew and my grandmother taught me to paint, my father taught me wood working.  For as long as I can remember I wanted to create, and I was lucky to have a family full of creative people willing to teach me.

Becoming a teacher

I have always enjoyed sharing my passions and hobbies with others.  I became a substitute teacher when my oldest started school, and a school bus driver.  In 2015, my middle child started at a local child care center and I was asked if I would ever want to substitute teach there.  I instantly said yes and I am still there even though my youngest is now in public school.  

My credentials and experiance

I am first aid/CPR certified.  I have completed mandated reporter training and Vermont Orientation Training.  I am currently in school for Early Childhood Education and working on my Fundamentals class.  I have been teaching art classes and camps since summer of 2024.  I have worked in child care since January 2015.  

My own art

I have tried most things.  As a person with ADHD, my interests often jumped from thing to thing.  This allowed me to learn a lot of different creative outlets.  My personal art choices are ceramics, macrame, sewing and the newest is crochet.  I also needle and wet felt, sculpt, and paint.  I enjoy woodworking and building, designing clothing and fabric and I have recently gotten back into digital art.  I will willing to learn most art techniques and there is a good chance I know how to do whatever form of art you want to learn, except knit, no matter how many times and people try to teach me, I cannot figure out knitting.