Since I turned in my grade book and last lesson plan to become a retired teacher, I have been, well, a bit busy.
Teaching isn't the kind of profession that allows for much discretionary time, despite having the "summers off." So once I retired, I had to find and reweave the threads of my pre-teaching life.
One major thread is growing and preparing yummy food and beautiful flowers in my large "intentional" gardens. Another is learning to play tunes on various sizes of ukuleles. A third is exploring the world of artistic expression and sharing works of art. I find myself the manager of the Blanch Ames Art Gallery in Frederick, Md. Not a position I was seeking, but a worthwhile organizational challenge and chance to help artists share their self expression with others.
Arranging other people's works of art so they hang together has re-stimulated my long latent creativity in the 3D visual art field. No more paper, no more books, no more students' dirty looks!! And voila! Here is my first self-portrait since retiring!
If she only had snakes for hair, she would probably turn you to stone. Next step is to turn her from red rock clay to Bondo, which is hard stuff, indeed. The other head is of my sweet husband. Hard as a rock is his Bondo head, and just as pretty as a picture.
I wonder who will be my next victim, I mean, subject? Any volunteers in the Village?
-Ann Andrex
Teaching isn't the kind of profession that allows for much discretionary time, despite having the "summers off." So once I retired, I had to find and reweave the threads of my pre-teaching life.
One major thread is growing and preparing yummy food and beautiful flowers in my large "intentional" gardens. Another is learning to play tunes on various sizes of ukuleles. A third is exploring the world of artistic expression and sharing works of art. I find myself the manager of the Blanch Ames Art Gallery in Frederick, Md. Not a position I was seeking, but a worthwhile organizational challenge and chance to help artists share their self expression with others.
Arranging other people's works of art so they hang together has re-stimulated my long latent creativity in the 3D visual art field. No more paper, no more books, no more students' dirty looks!! And voila! Here is my first self-portrait since retiring!
If she only had snakes for hair, she would probably turn you to stone. Next step is to turn her from red rock clay to Bondo, which is hard stuff, indeed. The other head is of my sweet husband. Hard as a rock is his Bondo head, and just as pretty as a picture.
I wonder who will be my next victim, I mean, subject? Any volunteers in the Village?
-Ann Andrex
