{"id":1864,"date":"2014-05-16T10:03:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T17:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2014-05-16T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T17:03:06","slug":"the-next-big-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/16\/the-next-big-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Big Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1865\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/183-favorite-shoes.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1865\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1865\" src=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/05\/183-favorite-shoes.jpg?resize=720%2C540\" alt=\"My Favorite Shoes\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Favorite Shoes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The School year is beginning to wind down here in the west where school starts in mid August and ends in late May. My whole life I have been tied to a school schedule. My father was a teacher and school administrator and I am a teacher and parent so to me summer means &#8211; change of pace,\u00a0 a chance to breathe. I am deeply involved with one week of summer camp here at the Ranch but other than that I float around the edges, and that\u2019s fine with me. It still annoys me a bit that my husband\u2019s pace doesn\u2019t slow during summer and in fact gets more intense but after 18 years of conflicting schedules I have just begun to find my own way. I like the way that working in schools gives a natural beginning and ending each year with space for reflection, and with the new school year a new beginning a new chance to create and inspire. This year is particularly poignant as the beginning of a very big ending is barreling my way. My only child will graduate from high school in a couple of weeks; he\u2019ll spend the summer with working and hanging with friends then off to college on the east coast in the fall. I look to the beginning of the end with a mix of joy and sadness. I\u2019ll miss my sweet boy in my life everyday but I am thrilled for his adventure ahead. And while part of me grieves for this ending another part rejoices for the beginning of a beginning that is just ahead. Now I\u2019ll be an empty nester! What will I do with this new identity? I feel a strong urge to step out into something new as I launch my son I want to launch myself. For practical reasons I still need to work my two jobs as elementary art teacher in Healdsburg and resident artist at The Bishop\u2019s Ranch but there is an itch to branch out.<\/p>\n<p>I have set my sights on a new form of teaching. I am developing a online class that I hope to offer by mid to late July. The first class will be a basic introduction to the ArtRage app that I have been using for much of my art this past year, and then I intend to develop some art journaling classes using the app. I took an online class from Jane LaFazio, who is a remarkably prolific art journal and mix media artist and teacher extraordinaire (<a href=\"http:\/\/janeville.blogspot.com\/\">Jane&#8217;s Blog<\/a>), I took her introduction to watercolor art journaling class and used my iPad instead of traditional medium to see how that felt and to get some inspiration and tips (the shoe painting is from that class). I found it immensely helpful, and am working hard this summer to get my own classes launched so let me know what you think and any online class suggestions you might have would be lovely. I\u2019m going to try to get back on the weekly or more blog posting pony\u2026 thanks for coming with me on the ride as I approach some awesome endings and beginnings I\u2019m glad you\u2019re out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School year is beginning to wind down here in the west where school starts in mid August and ends in late May. My whole life I have been tied to a school schedule. 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