Drawing I created on the table covering
in a wonderful jazz club in Chicago.
After a brief Chicago trip, to visit my eldest step-daughter, we hit the beach.. The "Summer of the Shark" effected our vacation trip to the Outer Banks for me. I could not enjoy the water for even the briefest of moments... scanning, scanning, scanning. All I did was watch for fins in the water, while my daughter, her friend, and my husband enjoyed themselves to the fullest.
I did enjoy the sand, the food, and the weather at night... the smell of the ocean, the site of it from our deck, drinking homemade coconut mojitos, playing cards on the back screened in porch, eating the best breaded fried shrimp of my life, visiting Ocracoke Island (which had a shark attack just days after we left)...
I also had the distinctly odd experience of interviewing on the phone for the job that I now possess. Google "Phone Interview" some time, just for fun. Apparently, one person believes that the interviewers can "feel" if you smile or not, on the other end of the phone connection. So, one is supposed to talk on the phone while looking in the mirror, so one can be sure to smile regularly. Another post suggested that you should wear whatever you would for the interview, so you feel professional. This I did do. The "smile in the mirror" thing, I did not do, because it just sounded goofy.
Needless, to say, it all worked out well. I received an e-mail request for a second interview with my present head principal before we left the OB, and he offered me the job two days after we returned.
School improvements by me and my kids.
In the midst of teaching, I am working on fulfilling my re-certification requirements. I have the majority of it finished, but need a few more hours. That need led me to reconnecting with my fine art love for printmaking. I joined the Tiger Lily Press membership, and have taken three classes so far... screenprinting, linoleum relief printing, and letterpress (mucho difficult), but good, because I got to see my Art Academy professor, April Foster. LOVE HER!! Tremendous lady and inspirational educator... I am looking forward to more printmaking adventures soon!
Screen printed skull from photographic image
I took a while back.
Well... In brief, that brings you up to November, now... I am busy trying to get my first semester of kids through their projects, and busy making (to my husband's dismay) Christmas gifts. Stitching crazily for the next few weeks... and, enjoying it!
Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam
