National Art Educators Convention-Texas Style

I am having a fabulous time at the NAEA convention. I am already planning how I am going to make it to San Diego!

Highlights- so far this convention has really exceeded my expectations. I haven't felt like things were overly crowded. ( I hope that doesn't mean that the attendance is poor.) I have enjoyed most of the sessions that I have attended. I met Mr E and ran into a classmate from college, who I haven't seen in 14 years. It is such a small world!

I have absolutely adored that so much of the conference has has a Texas flavor to it. We don't have it here often-it should be Texas-style!

 Ceiling in the Fort Worth Convention Center

 Me, being a dork

 Yarn bombing at the Task Party!

 More task party participants

Just a bit of the Texas flavor

Convention Time

As of tomorrow I will be headed to Fort Worth for the NAEA convention! I am so excited. I have only attended one other national convention, back when I was a student in 1998 in Chicago. I was so overwhelmed by all the offerings, but underwhelmed by some of the speakers that I did attend. After the end of the first day, I pretty much just said "forget it" and went to museums for most of the rest of the time. I will say that I LOVE the (new?) convention app. It is really helping me figure out who is speaking and topics and organizing everything. So, really my question to you is, do you know anyone who is presenting who is a "can't miss" speaker? Or, are any of you presenting who are fabulous speakers or just want to make sure that you are not speaking to an empty room :)? I am happy to be your supportive bloggy friend. This is all last minute, I realize, but that is just how things are going for me right now. Off to finish my sub plans!! 

Youth Art Month

Mona is getting dressed up for Youth Art Month. Our school wide art show is right after spring break-so excited!

Dressed for winter

Mona donned her winter gear for January.

Bad ink?

As my class was printing the second color of their reduction prints, my ink started doing funny things. The ink would roll off of their printing plate as they tried to add new. There was plenty of ink for rolling. It hadn't been left out too long. This didn't happen with my first class that printed. This ink was left in my school from the previous teacher when it used to be a middle school, meaning I have NO idea how old it is, except at least two years. Does it sound like bad ink? Does that happen? Feel free to offer suggestions/opinions. I only have a little bit of the black ink left, but I have a lot of other colors that I am a bit worried about.