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Portfolios for University, A-Levels, Preparatory School Admissions or Series of Artworks for Art Shows
Building a portfolio is a multidisciplinary journey. They require personal vision that must be developed and refined and each work must evolve to create an understandable and engaging whole. If you are looking to create a powerful portfolio, develop a thematic art show, or start a social entrepreneurial company based on technology, I can be your guide. Achieve your potential, become what you have within you to become!
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An iPad or tablet is an excellent tool for ideation and finding your vision. A drawing tablet or a second camera will do.Location
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At teacher's location: 真果樂, Lamma Island Family Walk, Lamma Island, Hong Kong






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Age: | Children (7-12 years old) Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) Seniors (65+ years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 30 minutes 60 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English, French |
About Me
I am a teaching artist who also works with technology. I have taught art, art history, making and engineering, 3D printing, English, and also creative writing. I love creative work. I love art and I love the sciences. More than anything else, I love finding connections between different disciplines, people, and ideas. AP and IB portfolios are my specialty.I have worked in some of the toughest schools and some of the most privileged schools. Crossing these boundaries in the US and Asia, I find people need the same everywhere, a partner and coach to explore ideas and to build a plan and portfolio for moving forwards. Let's face it, everything is more fun with enthusiasm, focus, and some laughter to make the difficult work more fun.
Education
BA, Denison University. Granville, Ohio. English-Writing degreeI did half of an MFA Poetry at George Mason University but left to work at The Smithsonian in their museum education programs.
Master's Degree at Concordia University-Portland Campus in Education Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on e-learning.
Experience / Qualifications
I began teaching Art in 1999, grades 5-8 in Philadelphia. I taught in Chicago from 2002-2012 mostly teaching art and art history to grades 6-12. I then took my technology degree and ran maker spaces in schools teaching 3D printing, design, digital fabrication, and innovation.Since moving to Hong Kong in 2019, I have been teaching a little of everything, mostly as a tutor. My specialty is making learning fun and building portfolios and creative projects using multiple disciplines. Whether you want to build an art portfolio to get into a US or UK art school, build an inventor's portfolio for boarding school, or start your own company before you leave high school or gymnasium, I have the experience and energy to help you create your own success! Do what you love and love what you do!
This class is designed to teach you the path to becoming a master artist or to study art history through active study so you know what it feels like to work in the styles of different artists. In this class we will figure out what art you love and what you want to learn to do. Then I will teach you the process of artist studies, sketchbook research and practices, and we will build you a portfolio of works along the way.
This class is best for students who wish to study art or do creative work in an English speaking environment. We will analyse art by others and art you in an all-English art critique. I speak French and some German, so you won't get lost but mostly the course will be in English. We will also learn to write about art academically.
Whether you want to work for Pixar, become an architect or teach art in an English speaking environment, this is the creative English as a Foreign Language class you have been looking for!
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