Teaching: Change Interactions
I design experiences that cause change.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
In today’s increasingly visual world, where 80% of the information we take in daily,
comes through visual observation, developing visual literacy is no longer optional
—it is foundational.
Students need the tools to interpret, analyze, and
communicate through images, symbols, and design. Art education empowers
students to decode their environment, understand visual culture, and express
complex ideas that transcend language.
Kurt Vonnegut encouraged individuals to . . . Practice any art, [...] no matter how
well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out
what's inside you, to make your soul grow. As an educator and artist, I deeply
agree with this statement. Every student has the capacity for creativity, and art
education is essential to nurturing the whole child—emotionally, intellectually,
and socially. This philosophy is at the heart of my teaching: the process of making
art is as vital as the product, and every student deserves the opportunity to
explore, express, and evolve through the creative process.
Ultimately, my goal is to cultivate not just skilled artists, but confident thinkers
and compassionate observers of the world. I want students to leave my
classroom with the belief that their ideas matter and that the act of making art—
however imperfect—is a lifelong path to self-discovery and growth.