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Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’m a graduate of Pratt Institute and a teacher with 19 years of experience, teaching from Pre-K -12th grade. I’m currently working at Leonia HS, teaching ceramics, and 6th grade art in Leonia school district.   What attracted you to work at One River School? The passion and commitment from the teachers and students.   How would you describe what it’s like to teach here? It’s great to be part of a school that can balance a fun environment, where students can make new friends while creating challenging art projects.    What has been your favorite project to teach and why? During last summer camps when we used Monster Clay. This was a new material for me to use, and the students had so much fun using it. The finished projects far exceeded my expectations.   Is there a special…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’ve been in Talent Acquisition and Career related services my entire working life. I started work in the UK and moved to the US when my company opened an office in NYC. 5 years after I moved here, I married a NYC native and opened my own recruitment business in the City.  When that business closed, I decided to work locally and ended up at the School of Rock for a time, which is where I first met Matt Ross, One River’s Founder and CEO. What attracted you to work at One River School? I have always been interested in Art. My “A” level subjects in high school in the UK (equivalent to AP exams) were English, French, and Art. However, at that time Universities in the UK did not offer art – so I had to choose between an…

Kids Art Shuffle (K-2) Favorite Things Overview: Students create a mixed media work inspired by the work of JJ Manford, combining representational drawing, colored pencil drawing, color gradient acrylic painting, and collage. Essential Skills: Use of objects to show personal meaning. Use of color to show emotion. Bright color gradients as a background for figurative scenes. Practice layering both abstract patterns and representational objects/places. Vocabulary + Terms: Mixed Media, Symbol, Color Gradient, Collage Featured Artist: JJ Manford  

Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I became interested in art when I started taking classes here. I wasn’t that good when I started, but I grew to love art the longer I attended. I think that I have gotten better by working hard on the projects and being persistent.    Which has been your favorite project to work on at One River and why? My favorite project was doing the drawing of the eagle in the Kids Drawing class. It was challenging, but I liked how much time it took to complete. I liked being able to choose the type of shading I did, and learning the different ways to shade.   Describe One River in 3 words and tell us why Fun, creative and challenging! I like coming to class and learning with everyone and seeing how the people in…