Hi all. Life is a weaving wonderland of ups and downs and toing and froing. I managed to do not a single minute of painting today but instead went to a meeting regarding teaching child on fun weeks. I have agreed to teach children arts and crafts. This is a big thing for me as the last time I taught was when I was a level 2 Kayaking coach closed cockpit and that was when my first son came along nearly eight years ago!! The reason I have taken up the post is to make me think out of the box more and try new ideas out, I know the children will be doing the work but all ideas help with artistic progression. The childrens ages range from 4-16 so a very wide range of skill levels to think about and 1 1/2 hours to keep them occupied, but I am not daunted as yet, it will be very different on the day I am sure, I will be a complete nervous wreck until that first afternoon is over. It will be a great opportunity for me as it will show me whether I can teach children properly in a fun way. I have been approached to teach adults before and if this goes well I will look into teaching adults and children and take the PTLLS course and then the DTLLS to get a qualification for teaching in further education.
This could be a definate way forward even if it is just to bring in some money to fund my own art work of which I do not want to give up as this is my dream. The dream is to have my artwork fund my lifestyle.
On that thought I will leave you there, take care all.
Gilly
