This current school year I have had the privilege of being an educator in multiple schools in the Springdale School District in Springdale, Arkansas.
I’ve been in almost every school K-12, including some art classes. I’ve been asking students if they would like to be featured here. Love that some of them are taking me up on it! Enjoy!
Khloe, Sonora Middle School
Kimberly and Romeo, J.O. Kelly Middle School
Eli and Perla, Springdale High School
Christian, Anna, Charolette Don Tyson School of Innovation
Allisson, Paige, Annabelle J.O. Kelly Middle School
Adelina and Jesus Don Tyson School of Innovation
Cole, Joanna, Cheyenne Don Tyson School of Innovation
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“I believe art is utterly important. It is one of the things that could save us. We don't have to rely totally on experience if we can do things in our imagination.... It's the only way in which you can live more lives than your own. You can escape your own time, your own sensibility, your own narrowness of vision.”
-Mary Oliver
Gulley Park Summer Concert Series
“There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” Amanda Gorman
Josie Mai is an artist, designer, educator, and consultant based in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
She innovates with a diverse range of creative services for any age that needs a restorative lift through visual art and making.
Pattern, color, mixed media, and particularly the mandala form are at the root of her passionate pursuits.
cre·a·tiv·i·ty
noun
use of imagination
mentor
noun, verb
a person who advises or shows the way to others
man·da·la
noun
sanskrit for ‘sacred circle’
spark
noun, verb
to ignite; provide the stimulus for a dramatic event or process
“Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality.”
-John Dewey
“Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality.”
-John Dewey
“We are a species of makers. We can’t flourish if we’re not creating. Self-expression is crucial to who we are.”
-Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross
