by Nanci Hersh | Mar 6, 2015 | Teaching
Opportunity knocks. Always. It may come in different forms, packages or venues. But an opportunity to learn something new is always there. Whether it is a class, a job, or situation, ultimately, it is about yourself. Even if it is something we have done before, the...
by Nanci Hersh | Feb 17, 2015 | Teaching
Last week I taught a Professional Development printmaking workshop, Beyond the Matrix: The Print Process Across Cultures to a small group of Kindergarten- 5th grade art teachers. Being a teacher is a rigorous and challenging profession. It’s a mix of time and...
by Nanci Hersh | Jan 14, 2015 | Teaching, Uncategorized
“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it! ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Whether it is Goethe or Nike- we are told to Just Do It, because there is power and magic when we commit and take action. There is also synergy...
by Nanci Hersh | Oct 31, 2014 | Prints, Teaching
Whether you celebrate Halloween or Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) this is the weekend to celebrate masks, skulls, and the other world. I had great fun researching the holiday and making some examples of Skull art for a Professional Development workshop and...
by Nanci Hersh | Oct 29, 2014 | Collaboration, Inspiration, Teaching, Uncategorized
Energy, creativity and sometimes, bodies have been flying at Campus Community School in Dover, DE (something about lots of kids in a tight space!) with my three day residency made possible by the Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education (DIAE.) Session #1 with...
by Nanci Hersh | Jul 22, 2014 | Home/Studio, Inspiration, Teaching
The only way to get better at something anything, is practice, regularly, consistently.Bobbi Levitt’s painting and easel at Painting by the PondThe best way to really learn something is to teach it.And to find joy in something you need to share it.I loved having...
