Every child is an artist.

— Pablo Picasso

In August I began a 15 week detour from my painting and potting. An opportunity came up to teach art in the elementary school. I taught kindergarten through fifth grade at Station Camp for almost 9 weeks. It was a wonderful experience, as my grandson was one of my students and my daughter helped in the classroom . During that time, I took the Art Content Praxis Exam to renew my teacher’s license Then I went to Westmoreland Elementary school for 6 weeks as an art teacher. Both very different, but good experiences. There were days that they totally amazed me with their art projects and I always smiled when they told me how much they loved art. I loved the challenge of making each class better than the last. I was always appreciative of the smiles and hugs.