Here is the story of what life has been like, as a Waldorf art teacher, for the last month+ through pictures and video tutorials. I thought about trying to arrange things chronologically, but the reality is that so many classes and assignments that I’m creating are happening in overlapping and simultaneous ways, and therefore an attractively arranged jumble seems most appropriate. There are plenty more video tutorials on Instagram and just a few on YouTube, so following any of those links will take you there. In no particular order other than what looks good…
A collection of recent HS students work, all done remotely from home:
***These exercises were written for my current students, assuming they have some background knowledge of how to begin. If you are new to drawing I have been be sharing more detailed “how-to” videos via Instagram.
***HVWS Parents, please allow students to work as independently as possible with the written exercise using their own capabilities, minimizing screen time and allowing a quiet, focused space for drawing.
***These exercises were written for my current students, assuming they have some background knowledge of how to begin. If you are new to drawing I will be sharing more detailed “how-to” videos via Instagram and possibly YouTube and will update them at the bottom of this post as soon as they are available.
***HVWS Parents, please allow students to work as independently as possible with the written exercise using their own capabilities, minimizing screen time and allowing a quiet, focused space for drawing.
This observational exercise is to be ongoing. The goal is to observe a single tree bud over the next few weeks. Students should complete two 20-minute drawings per week and they may do daily and/or longer drawings if they prefer. They should check on their buds daily and if they notice any changes, they should ideally make a new drawing or even a quick sketch between longer drawing sessions. Even if changes do not seem to occur, students should still make the required two drawings per week. If your buds die off or do not open, simply select a new branch. It’s fun to label the drawings, noting the days (Day 1, Day 5, etc) and students are welcome to make additional observations by writing notes either on the same page or elsewhere. Step 3 should be completed a minimum of twice per week. I may introduce additional exercises as we progress in our work from afar.
Please bear with me while I adjust to teaching in this way! If you have any general “how-to” questions that may also be helpful to others, I welcome you to write them in the comments below. For more specific inquiries regarding your child, you can send me a message via the Contact form on my website, or via the school website under Faculty. Depending on how we progress, I may add some special tabs for each grade. I am happy to send the below image as JPEG via email. I’m testing the lesson format here below for the first time and will edit accordingly.
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For “Public Drop-Ins” (non-HVWS students) visit INSTAGRAM: Click to watch a 5-min video on “Blind Contour Drawing” or an 8-min video on “Tree Bud Study” drawing.
I have been working a new series of illustrations for Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School’s biweekly newsletter. I needed to come up an image for every class at the school, from our three kindergarten classes all the way up to twelfth grade. The challenge was create something that gave both a larger picture of the entire Waldorf curriculum while highlighting a theme from each year. I did my best to represent as many subjects as possible while maintaining some degree of flow from one image to the next. Here are the final results! If you are interested in purchasing some of my work, please keep scrolling down to the prior post. [The below illustrations are currently not for sale.]
I’m still waiting for my dream (paid) illustration job to land in my lap, so if you happen to know what it is… please send it my way! Something not too big, not too small…
This is a demo store for testing purposes — no orders shall be fulfilled. Dismiss
I have been working a new series of illustrations for Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School’s 
