Donna is an enthusiastic mixed media artist and educator with extensive experience in art, STEM, writing, and various creative outlets. Her passion lies in exploring different materials and processes, transforming found objects through painting, collage, printmaking, photography, and sculpture. Donnaβs teaching philosophy revolves around empowering students to communicate through creative self-expression, fostering a healthy and enriching classroom environment. With a rich background in both 2D and 3D design, mechanics, robotics, and coding, she enjoys guiding students in discovering their artistic and innovative potential. Donna's commitment to reusing and upcycling in art practices underscores her dedication to inspiring creativity and sustainability in young minds.
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June 14, 2025
Woodroe Woods
Very good day with class,and participation and engagement was great also. Had a good communication of how the week went meeting with staff. Discussion was on supported agreements with ways to move forward with schedule and other assistance if needed by their staff.
A new group of younger participants This week project: "Who Am I?" Patches. The second group of participants made and finis hed tote bags. Then last group of participants started t-shirt up cycle project,or finished them.
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June 13, 2025
Woodroe Woods
All went well. Some changes were made in the lesson plan to accomodate the change of new students daily.
New group of younger participants worked on their "Who Am I" patch. The older participants practiced on the sewing machine and finished their upcycling off t-shirts. Also a few students started to make a tote bag.
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June 13, 2025
Woodroe Woods
Went well. Had to alter a little on the lesson plan for today to work with the new students daily.
New group of participants worked on the "Who am I"? patch and the older participants practiced on the sewing machine, and continued working on upcycling their T-shirt designs. A few students created tote bags and started that process.
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June 12, 2025
Woodroe Woods
Still learning students and scheduling. Students seem excited an engaging. Working on the technical issues on the sewing machine was a little challenging, but knowing what needs to be fixed moving forward it will be better used.
Today's younger participants continued to work on Who Am I?mixed media patches. The next group was a new group of participants and they began The Who Am I patches. The older students worked on upcycling t-shirts learning stitching. "Running and Whip. We begin learning to thread the sewing machine and it's parts. Some practiced sewing on the machine
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June 11, 2025
Woodroe Woods
I am learning a lot about the participants, and discovering more besides the materials I have brought what is also availablefor use in the program. Overall it is going good.
Today was a day for participants to finish their "Who Am I"? It went well. I am still learning the programs schedule of how some participants will only be in the program for 2 weeks, so their will be a change of students in the younger groups. The participants in the older grade level are working on upcycling t-shirts and had their first attempt to use the sewing machine went good. The photos are a few I captured of the first group.
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June 10, 2025
Woodroe Woods
It went well. Good interaction and engagement.
Today I introduced myself, did a show and tell of items I made using fabric. I started with 5 students each group. The Theme of Who AM I? Students created a design template answering questions, favorite color?, favorite accessories? Favorite shoes? Do you like pattern no pattern? Younger participants selected a fabric swatch for background. Using a stencil of a person they traced on paper for a Pattern, and cut them out. Each participant selected other fabric pieces to design their clothing. They learned how to create clothing using shapes. The last group did the same design template, but they will be upcycling T-Shirts to design a theme of who am I? Applique lesson