Seems like I fell off the planet there for a while.  I often wonder if any one even noticed :)  I surely have been busy since the last entry here though.  I moved closer to work.  I got a second chance at being happy in life.  I got an ever better second chance at being happy by finding my soul mate and got married to her.  That truly has been the best thing that has happened to me in a long long time.  Looking back, I believe things all happen for a reason.
     I have been kind of lost with my art however.  I have questioned everything I have done and why I do it when it comes to art.  I don't know that I have really made any progress in that area either.  Teaching public school has really started to burn me out a bit as well.  It's one of the worst places for a real artist to try and flourish either as a teacher or student.  It goes against all philosophies, ideals, boundaries, and formats when it comes to teaching and learning about art.  So for the last few years I have been racking my brain trying to come up with an alternative solution or at least a second income/back up plan. I have had all kinds of ideas but none that seem reasonable at my age.  I'm too old to take on any school debt and too old to really start a new craft of some kind and still be able to make a solid run at it.  The only thing I am good at is making and teaching art.  Which brings me full circle to this blog that took almost 2 years to write.  Maybe I should teach art. Wait a minute.  Wasn't that what i set out to do a long time ago?  Wasn't that what I decided not to pursue any more?  Well yes, but that was in a whole different capacity and in a whole different way.  I had big dreams there which required big money and big space.  Now I am thinking small, private lessons. Perhaps a small group or even one on one.  No big kilns, pottery wheels, mixers and so on needed.  Just a small space and some basic fine art supplies. I would like to be flexible and simple.  I would like to find people who are genuinely into being creative and want to learn and know more about traditional fine arts like drawing and painting.  People who would allow me to take my education, 15 years of teaching and art making and show them a few tricks I have learned along the way.
     So starting with this idea, I am going to attempt to slowly change my website around to better suite this idea.  I have re-set my email address since the old one was so old and dated (in case anyone noticed). Maybe over winter I will dive deeper into this idea and start something up next summer.  I am going to try and remain open minded about all this and see where it takes me.  So if you or someone you might know would be interested in learning about art proper and in an environment that is not restrictive like public schools or colleges, drop me a line and lets talk.