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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...
#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...

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...

The Five Senses: How We Come to Know our World

by Robin Brooks | Mar 18, 2018 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio

As a young child, feeling the warmth of the sun on my face, reflected from the Cabana Club pool, my feet dangling in the cold pool water. My summers were spent poolside while my dad worked his summer job of Pool Director. At home, being tucked in under the covers at...
Inviting many cultures into the art classroom through handcrafts: weaving as an example

Inviting many cultures into the art classroom through handcrafts: weaving as an example

by Robin Brooks | Dec 13, 2017 | An Art Teacher's Journal, Notes from the Studio, Uncategorized

December 13, 2017 “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color. -Maya Angelou” A few of my friends know that I once majored in...
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