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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
