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My Tai Chi Journey

My Tai Chi Journey

by Robin Brooks | Jul 21, 2018 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio, Tai Chi with Robin, Uncategorized

Tai Chi and Qigong have been instrumental in guiding me as I find my path–my way forward at this stage of life. I have been making art and working as an art educator since 1979 when I completed my BFA in art education at Boston University. I have always loved to...

Painting with young children–some tips

by Robin Brooks | Jul 21, 2018 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio

We have some passionate young painters at Williams-Cone School. Making paint available very day allows the children to work over time. Look at the pastel colors in the round palette–all from the primaries plus white.   Organizing student work with...
#Me Too–The Sexual Politics of Art School

#Me Too–The Sexual Politics of Art School

by Robin Brooks | Jun 10, 2018 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio

What does it mean to be a woman and an artist? How did being a woman affect my experiences as an art student in some of the most prestigious art schools in the country? Now that “Me Too” has exploded across the media, powerful women are talking about the...
The Tao of Collage

The Tao of Collage

by Robin Brooks | May 14, 2018 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio

On Saturday, May 12, which coincidentally was World Collage Day, I offered a three-hour collage workshop at the Harlow. The Tao of Collage starts with the One. The One: Take one sheet of black paper and make one cut. Arrange the paper, both positive and negative, on a...

Collage and a Sense of Wonder

by Robin Brooks | May 9, 2018 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio

      Light through the Trees, Mixed Media Collage, 2017` My collages often include painted papers, bits of prints, direct stamp printing on the surface, under and over-painting with acrylics, charcoal drawing, and textured or printed papers. How many...

Imagination Everywhere

by Robin Brooks | Apr 21, 2018 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio

Stopping by the art room one morning on her way to kindergarten, Harper Marie, age six and a half, exclaimed out loud, “I wonder if you have imagination everywhere?” Harper and her sister Willow were absorbed with seeing what was on the walls and noticing...
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