El caldo de Diana

Interdisciplinary Art Practices are essential ingredients for students of all ages and backgrounds. My goal is to fill up my bowl with a deliciously hot steaming caldo(stew) of knowledge through art education practices. My innate love and passion for teaching my students stirs me to learn about all the healthy ingredients that it takes to create a pot of stew that will stimulate the minds of my students, leaving them craving for more.

My scrumptious stew currently contains heaps of charcoal drawings, oil paintings on canvas, abstract symbols on paper mache and a juicy mosaic piece. Initially while stirring to create these art pieces, I struggled to achieve just the right flavor of proportion. Charcoal drawings continue to assist me to obtain the necessary practice for mastering proportion

In order to appreciate the savor of a good bowl of caldo, it is essential to equip my students with the pedagogical experience through visual culture that will prepare them to construe the meaning of historical as well as contemporary art issues. Visual culture can be utilized as the salty seasoning that adds flavor to the stew. It can be used as a vehicle to facilitate learning so that students think beyond what is in front of them.

Currently, I am investigating tasty tips from the head chef, Dr. Garber. I am attempting to season my stew with various issues, such as social justice, visual culture, community arts practices and many more delicious seasonings. Through my investigations I hope to bring all the ingredients together to create a nourishing, delicious interdisciplinary stew that will enable me to equip my students with the tools necessary to create independent lifetime learners through art practices.