Silos

  Early in March I drove through Asheville, NC. I was totally smitten with the silos in Asheville’s River Arts District—especially the graffiti-covered one near the French Broad River—have become unofficial landmarks, blending industry with street art. Once used for storage, they now serve as massive canvases that reflect the city’s creativity and evolving identity. 

There’s a striking irony in graffiti artists transforming silos—structures often used as metaphors for isolation, division, and separation—into shared canvases for collective expression. In their original function, silos store things apart, compartmentalized and sealed off, much like the way "siloed thinking" limits collaboration. What once symbolized separation now fosters connection—a public dialogue in spray paint, turning isolation into community.

Telephone

 

                                                           Airborne                            08/2020

A year ago, while in the throws of the pandemic, I was looking to fill my creative bucket when I happened upon an art opportunity on an Art & Opportunities page. It was a call to participate in game of telephone between artists.

Much to my delight I was sent a poem, I See A Darkness, to read and create a visual response. When I was given the poem, I was not given the authors name, which I now know is Calyn Kelly from Eugene Oregon. My artwork would then be sent on to an artist for creative interpretation and so on...

Today, April 10th, the Telephone exhibition is revealed! 900 artists, 493 cities and 72 countries! I am so thrilled to have been a part of this palatial undertaking! Visit the site and enjoy the cacophony of music, poetry, art and dance, creative exuberance that is the result of the Telephone Game! 

The game whispered around the world, Telephone. 

Experiential Development

FCPS Photography teachers had the opportunity this past fall to throwback to the 1850's and enjoy the meticulous labor of making our own wet plates!  Photographer Daniel Leocadi crafted a unique one day workshop tailored to photography educators. We learned the rich history of the craft, the cameras used and experienced the breathtaking development first hand. 

My favorite part was absolutely watching the photographs develop right before our eyes! 

We need more opportunity for experiential development. When we put ourselves in a space where we are challenged and engaged we thrive!  We are continuously asking our students to make...we must also make, it truly enhances our professional practice as educators.