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Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Besides an educator I’m an award-winning illustrator whose work is focused on the children’s market. Having illustrated over 35 children’s books, my partial client list includes Viking Books, Simon & Schuster, Dial Books, Scholastic, New York Times, Major League Baseball, The Grammys, Disney Animation and many more. Awards include The Society of Illustrators Los Angeles. A graduate from The School of Visual Arts, NYC.   What attracted you to work at One River School? The professionalism. From the look of the front desk to the studios, to the computer labs, to the leadership team.   How would you describe what it is like to teach here? Students are always learning along with myself.   What makes attending classes at One River fun and compelling? Being able to learn digital art in a really cool computer lab.   Is there a…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’ve been an art educator since 2014 working with students aged Pre-K through adults in various settings. I first started teaching art in extracurricular settings before finding work in private and charter schools. I love working outside of traditional schools because our students really want to be here and are motivated and dedicated in their work. In my personal practice I love studying figures and exploring color. I love work that is expressive and emotional.   What attracted you to work at One River School? Prior to working here, I’ve worked as a volunteer in community art and LGBTQ+ centers and it has always been a dream of mine to open my own community center that combines art education and advocacy work. Working at One River has been an amazing opportunity to see first-hand what goes into running a successful art program.…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I feel like before I joined One River, I was more closed off, especially about what type of art I liked to do. I didn’t know what my art style was. Now I feel like I’m more open to different techniques, instead of just always sticking with what I know. I also now prefer to work with mixed media, cause I can give it different details and textures and make it look more realistic, or old fashioned, etc. depending on what style I’m going for. I don’t think I could ever get bored of art; there are so many styles and techniques. Which has been your favorite project to work on at One River and why? I think my favorite was a self portrait with geometric shapes last year that I did with Mr. Jung. I…

 Art Focus®: Drawing Representation & Abstraction: Natural Elements & Textures   Overview: Students create three studies of natural objects and their textures as an exploration of a final piece. They then select 1 piece to take to the final. Essential Skills: Learn the qualities of charcoal, chalk, and inks. Gain experience in drawing natural textures. Learn to use gradients and layering to create spatial distinctions. Artist inspirations: Georgia O’Keeffe, Jay DeFeo, Sandra Cinto