{"id":3119,"date":"2019-12-10T05:10:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T05:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.feather2pixels.com\/refresh\/?page_id=3119"},"modified":"2019-12-14T00:54:30","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T00:54:30","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.feather2pixels.com\/refresh\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected Teaching Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: 24px;\">Grace Cathedral Arts Camp<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2019 Resident Artist &amp; Instructor<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Sacred geometries, graphite rubbings, stickers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of a week in July 2019, students enrolled in Grace Arts Camp collaborated with master art instructors to create this large-scale work based on the geometry and textures of the Cathedral. With a curriculum rooted in fundamental color theory, the project combined textile art and screen printing to expose students to the enjoyment of implementing process-driven artforms to generate beauty.<\/p>\n<p>The cathedral took fifty years to build and is the third largest Episcopal cathedral in the nation. It&#8217;s awesome (inspires awe).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feather2pixels.com\/refresh\/portfolio\/grace-installation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link to Final Installation archive&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gracecathedral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Grace Cathedral&gt;<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;1771,1756,1781,1780,1779,1777,1776,1775,1774&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"color: #f06318; font-size: 24px;\">San Francisco Little Opera<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Master Class Instructor 2011 &#8211; Present<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f06318;\">San Francisco\u2019s only all kids opera company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Little Opera Website\" href=\"http:\/\/littleopera.org\/\">Little Opera<\/a> features a comprehensive nine-month program that leads each class of students through the creation and performance of an original opera. On many Thursdays throughout the year, students take specialized Master Classes taught by professional Bay Area artists to deepen their learning. In addition to occasionally teaching visual design, on occasional Building Days I occasionally help the kids fabricate sets for their annual performance .<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span class=\"fancy_link\"><a class=\"fancy_link_a\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/littleopera.org\/classes\/fall-master-classes\">Little Opera Website<\/a><\/span> <strong>&gt;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;3142,3143,3144,3145&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<div class=\"audioLabel\">Listen To \u201cAttack of the Licorice Lemurs\u201d<\/div>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3119-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.feather2pixels.com\/refresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lemur.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feather2pixels.com\/refresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lemur.mp3\">http:\/\/www.feather2pixels.com\/refresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lemur.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"color: #69d68d; font-size: 24px;\">Screenprint Workshops<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instructor<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f06318;\"><span style=\"color: #69d68d;\">Spreading the good word of screenprinting.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span> have taught DIY screenprinting in a variety of Bay Area art centers (CELLLspace, <a title=\"RPS website\" href=\"http:\/\/rpscollective.org\/\">Rock Paper Scissors<\/a>). After a quick intro to the materials, participants get to work screen printing their designs in quantity. Perfect for creative types with any level of printing experience.<\/p>\n<p>Past workshops have included:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"fancy_list\">\n<li class=\"circle_arrow green_sprite\">Holiday Printing Extravaganza (2 Nights)<\/li>\n<li class=\"circle_arrow green_sprite\">Getting Started: Screen Print A T-Shirt or Two (3 Nights)<\/li>\n<li class=\"circle_arrow green_sprite\">Postcard Intensive (4 Nights)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;3149,3155,3154,3153,3152,3151,3150&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3d2bb3; font-size: 24px;\">California Maritime Academy<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Associate Professor 2006 &#8211; Present<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3d2bb3;\">Laborare Pugnare Parati Sumus\u2122<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Located in Vallejo, California. Started when I was twenty-six (lol). A unique and specialized campus of the 23-campus California State University system. We are one of only seven degree-granting maritime academies in the United States \u2014 and the only one on the West Coast. Viva la C.S.U..<\/p>\n<ul class=\"fancy_list\">\n<li class=\"circle_arrow blue_sprite\">2014 Outstanding Teacher Award<\/li>\n<li class=\"circle_arrow blue_sprite\">2009 Richard W. Fish Memorial Award for Commitment to Excellence in Teaching<\/li>\n<li class=\"circle_arrow blue_sprite\">2012 Best Presenter Award: <a title=\"American Society of Engineering Education website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.feather2pixels.com\/www.asee.org\/\">American Association for Engineering Education<\/a> Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration<\/li>\n<li class=\"circle_arrow blue_sprite\">Instrumentation and Controls Lab Coordinator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;3176,3162,3168,3167,3166,3165,3164,3163,3175&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff00ff; font-size: 24px;\">Creative Geometry<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Developed By Adrienne Skye Roberts and Jon Fischer<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Insanely Hands-On High School Geometry + Art Course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This project-based course combines elements of traditional geometry and studio art. Selected geometry topics are investigated through a combination of classroom work, at-home assignments, experiments, and in-depth creative projects.<\/p>\n<p>In exploring the interplay between two and three dimensional geometry and art, the course aims to draw links between analytic and creative thought. For two years, the course was taught at <a title=\"UC Berkeley Pre-College Academy Website\" href=\"http:\/\/students.berkeley.edu\/apa\/apa%20home\/eaop\/PreCollegeAcad.html\">UC Berkeley\u2019s Pre-College Academy<\/a> and culminated with an exhibition at the <a title=\"Oakland Museum of Children's Arts website\" href=\"http:\/\/mocha.org\/\">Oakland Museum of Children\u2019s Art<\/a>. This show featured the two capstone projects of this six-week course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cep.berkeley.edu\/early-academic-outreach-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fancy_link\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">U.C. Berkeley Early Academic Outreach Program<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"fancy_link\" style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><a class=\"fancy_link_a\" style=\"color: #ff00ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/adrienneskyeroberts.com\/\">Adrienne Skye Roberts<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fancy_link\" style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><a class=\"fancy_link_a\" style=\"color: #ff00ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/mocha.org\/\">Oakland Museum of Children\u2019s Arts<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;3076,3077,3090,3084,3089,3088,3087,3086,3085,3083,3082,3081,3080,3079,3078,3075&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"color: #c41227; font-size: 24px;\">Reverse Engineering<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Creator &amp; Lead Instructor<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c41227;\">Light, Image, and The Science of Seeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This insanely hands-on course introduced high school students to science and engineering through a series of exploratory projects. Over the course of six weeks, diverse topics in biology, physics, chemistry were covered with an emphasis on the interplay between technology and creativity. The innovative curriculum included interactive projects, rigorous classwork, inquiry-based product dissections, and regular visits to advanced Engineering Labs on the U.C. Berkeley campus.<\/p>\n<p>With a focus on imaging and visual perception, the course featured investigations into biological, chemical, and mechanical pathways of image processing. Selected activities included cow eyeball dissections, camera dissections, and home-made pinhole photography.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c41227;\"><a style=\"color: #c41227;\" href=\"https:\/\/cep.berkeley.edu\/early-academic-outreach-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fancy_link\">U.C. Berkeley Early Academic Outreach Program<\/span><\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;3180,3181,3182,3183,3184,3185,3186,3187,3188,3189&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #78520b;\">San Francisco Boys Chorus Away Camp<\/span><span style=\"color: #f06318; font-size: 24px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2012 Art Director<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #78520b;\">&#8220;Holding Tweens\u2019 Attention for 144 Continuous Hours&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The<a title=\"SF Boys Chorus Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfbc.org\/new\/\"> San Francisco Boys Chorus<\/a> (SFBC) is comprised of the Grammy award-winning Concert Chorus (everyone wins one these days), the Graduate Chorale, the Hand Bell Program and the four-level Training Chorus School.<\/p>\n<p>During this one week summer camp in Sonoma County, middle-school aged boys explored a variety of arts media including painting, screenprinting, and DIY stencilling. Completed projects included multiple setpieces and a 6x6ft collaborative mixed media portrait.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fancy_link\" style=\"color: #78520b;\"><a class=\"fancy_link_a\" style=\"color: #78520b;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfbc.org\/\">San Francisco Boys Chorus Website<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;3195,3196,3197,3198,3199,3200,3201&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"color: #f06318; font-size: 24px;\"><span style=\"color: #1c6b36;\">Seven Tepees w\/ Angie Crabtree<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Co-Instructor<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1c6b36;\">Afterschool screenprinting in the Mission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">A<\/span> ten-week workshop with students from <a title=\"7 Teepees website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.7tepees.org\/\">Seven Tepees<\/a> after school program in the Mission District. In this class, co-taught with <a title=\"Angie Crabtree's website\" href=\"http:\/\/angiecrabtree.com\/\">Angie Crabtree<\/a> at <a title=\"Root Division Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootdivision.org\/\">Root Division<\/a>, neighborhood high school students hand-printed their own designs and created posters and shirts using DIY methods. Following class, students showed and sold their work in \u201c<a title=\"New Growth at Root Division\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootdivision.org\/051212.html\">New Growth<\/a>\u201c, an exhibition at Root Division.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fancy_link\" style=\"color: #1c6b36;\"><a class=\"fancy_link_a\" style=\"color: #1c6b36;\" href=\"http:\/\/angiecrabtree.com\/\">Angie Crabtree<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fancy_link\" style=\"color: #1c6b36;\"><a class=\"fancy_link_a\" style=\"color: #1c6b36;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.7tepees.org\/\">7 Tepees Youth Program<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fancy_link\" style=\"color: #1c6b36;\"><a class=\"fancy_link_a\" style=\"color: #1c6b36;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rootdivision.org\/\">Root Division<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;image_grid&#8221; images=&#8221;3205,3204,3206,3207,3208,3209,3210,3211,3212,3213&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;60px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff00ff; font-size: 24px;\">Kiddie Screen Printing<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">&#8220;Like A Birthday Clown, But Cheaper.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">I<\/span> like to take my show on the road, doing hands-on presentations at local Elementary Schools and Youth Programs. 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