Message from lgates

[Anonymous]

Well, one of the first things I talked about was the great food and service at this seminar.

Next was keeping all these countries and their histories, etc. separated in my mind. I am starting to get China and Japan mixed together. I guess there is a lot of overlap.

Some of the first things I've been sharing with my students are all of the images of East Asia. As one of my students put it, I get It you've got an Asian theme. Yes my classroom looks like a combination of Chinatown, Little Tokyo, Koreatown, and Asian import store all jumbled up together. Well, it is a visual arts classroom after all.

I have also been sharing the origins of writing, pictographs and characters from various cultures;how some letters or characters repesent and image or idea while others are related to sound. It' really is a fascinating subject as we work together to get through the elements and principles of art and onto the disciplines of calligraphy, poetry and painting.

The brownies and coffee were so good. I really miss them, can't find any to compare.[Edit by="lgates on Sep 25, 12:51:01 PM"][/Edit]