19. Hokusai's Great Wave
If you're one of my students and have been in my classroom in the last year or so, you've seen my rendition of Hokusai's Great Wave painting to which I've included a famous quote from Pablo Picasso - Art washes the dust away from everyday life. After a month of this I feel like I can relate to this quote more and more every day. How so? Whether it's from the second story of my house or my back yard or my living room, I've dealt with technology issues, sharing wifi, dogs barking, weekly policy changes, critiques and comments, on top of trying to figure out what I'm going to teach and how I'm going to teach it on a daily basis, because what I had originally planned is all out the window. And that's just my job.Personally, my wife's job has been interrupted and everything my daughter had planned for the final quarter of her senior year has been canceled. We are around each other all the time. It is tense. And I can't even tell you right now what is the most tense thing that is happening to me.
But one of the things I look forward to everyday is my art time at 1:00 on Facebook. Today I received an email from one of my students' mother. It basically said that her son looked forward to the art time as much as I did and created something great every day. I know that not everyone can be a part of the facebook live streaming every day. I wish you could. That's why I also post the videos on my website and to your SeeSaw everyday. I know some kids have schedules and others don't. I know some kids have art supplies and others don't. All I ask is that you try. After a month of doing this, Art does indeed wash away from everyday life. Seems as if every day is now the same and we need something to look forward to. I hope all of this can help wash away a tiny bit of the bad stuff and create some good stuff a long the way.
Today we will be doing the Hokusai Great Wave. Hokusai's Wave is a print made in the early 19th century. It symbolizes Tsunamis, hurricanes and plane crashes, essentially great disasters that hit without warning. I feel like we've all been hit like a ton of bricks with this pandemic, among other things. I guess the key to dealing with it is to find a silver lining and create. Grab some paper, some colors and create with me on Friday at 1:00 as we finish the fourth week doing something beautiful.
But one of the things I look forward to everyday is my art time at 1:00 on Facebook. Today I received an email from one of my students' mother. It basically said that her son looked forward to the art time as much as I did and created something great every day. I know that not everyone can be a part of the facebook live streaming every day. I wish you could. That's why I also post the videos on my website and to your SeeSaw everyday. I know some kids have schedules and others don't. I know some kids have art supplies and others don't. All I ask is that you try. After a month of doing this, Art does indeed wash away from everyday life. Seems as if every day is now the same and we need something to look forward to. I hope all of this can help wash away a tiny bit of the bad stuff and create some good stuff a long the way.
Today we will be doing the Hokusai Great Wave. Hokusai's Wave is a print made in the early 19th century. It symbolizes Tsunamis, hurricanes and plane crashes, essentially great disasters that hit without warning. I feel like we've all been hit like a ton of bricks with this pandemic, among other things. I guess the key to dealing with it is to find a silver lining and create. Grab some paper, some colors and create with me on Friday at 1:00 as we finish the fourth week doing something beautiful.