Getting Ready for an Art-filled Year!

Apologies – it has been a while since I posted to my blog.  I have been caught up in the wave of professional development sessions and getting my art classroom ready for student learning.  If you recall from previous posts, I was skeptical about starting a new school year.  I was wondering if I took too much time to rejuvenate the artist within this summer.  Well, I think it was a good thing, and I just have to find a way once the school year begins to continue making art and enjoying the little things in life. Sometimes that is tough for me – I usually throw myself whole-heartedly into being an educator and take it quite seriously, so this year the challenge will be finding a balance between artist and art educator.  That balance has been difficult already during the first 2 weeks of getting ready for another art-filled school year!  I hope I can figure out a schedule for Mrs. K, the art teacher, and Nikki K, the artist.  Are there any tips any of you art educators can share about the balance between artist and art educator?  Happy Blogging…

~ Nikki F. Kalcevic