Yesterday afternoon..I suddenly felt weary and laid back in my love seat … my semi-conscious mind started flipping through a Christmas book filled with original scenes of Christmas… funny, beautiful basic nature scenes-some seen through the eyes of many different animals,of nature experiencing Christmas, religious scenes…they soon began swirling together.
For today’s blog-let me share a few favorites of mine!
For every Christmas hero … there is always a villain and none more loveably bad… than than our first artwork- The Grinch!
Two deer following the Christmas LightMagical lights shining down on selected Christmas little tree
… and now just glance at artist interpretation and wrap all the drawings in your mind to take to sleep with you
This adorable Christmas dog ‘s words must be interpreted… let a dog guard your house… but just not your sandwich!
So until tomorrow… Always Take time to stop and let art lighten up your Christmas memories
I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents
were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my
grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old
Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended
Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters
Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am
presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also
taught at the College of Charleston.
For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy
matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of
stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message
through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret
of success in teaching social studies is always in the story.
I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest
teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re
ripe you rot.”
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