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DocuSign Envelope ID: E52618A0-EFC6-4E5D-922A-40530CDA41EF <br /> Artist Experience <br /> am extremely experienced in collaborative community art projects with schoolchildren. I have three <br /> degrees in art and art-related areas: a Bachelor's of Arts in Art and Expository Writing from Oberlin <br /> College in 1992, a Master's of Arts in Art Therapy from Naropa University in 1996, and a Bachelor's <br /> of Fine Arts in Art Education from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 2012. 1 have been <br /> teaching in the area since 1996, first at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro, then in a variety of private <br /> schools, and finally at public middle and elementary schools in our area. Specifically, we have built <br /> an earth oven, made a zombie movie, created a tiled piece using prints from the student's shoes, <br /> crafted a huge Chihuly-style chandelier using pop bottles and heat guns, and are currently weaving <br /> tapestries entirely from found objects in specific color families. My favorite collaborative projects do <br /> what this one does, address a need in the community. At my last school I headed an Empty Bowls <br /> project, in which every child and staff member created a bowl to sell, all the proceeds going to three <br /> local food banks serving our families. <br /> I also have extensive experience in the tile work I am undertaking. I have taken a tilework class with <br /> Siglinda Scarpa, and went on tile my entire kitchen and dining room floor in saggar-fired tiles I <br /> created. I have taught children how to make clay tiles every year I have taught, now nearly twenty <br /> years. I have a wide variety of clay experience, both in handbuilding, wheelthrowing, and slip <br /> casting. I have Siglinda to turn to if I have any questions or issues arise. My husband is a builder, <br /> and we have access to any tools or expertise I need, from tile saws, to cement mixers, etc. I can do <br /> this, and do it well. <br />