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Art + Education + Everything In Between

Welcome! This site is an all-inclusive for my blog, portfolio, events, teaching resources, and other inspiration. I hope you find something that piques your interest!

A Marvelous Spark was born and developed in the summer of 2010: the name stemmed from a belief in everyday inspirations as sparks for creativity.

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amarvelousspark

Feb 12
2 min

Beginning with Wellbeing

It’s hard to believe that we’re about a month and a half into the new year. I’m happy to say that I’ve been feeling rather productive lately! I consider myse...

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Oct 8, 2019
4 min

Musings from a New Mom

I’m officially a mommy!! We welcomed our son, James, on September 12th at 6:26 am. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, with emotions ranging from joy a...

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Sep 4, 2019
2 min

Trusting the Process

I have to admit, it felt a little strange not going to work yesterday. My social media platforms were full of first-day-of-school posts and photos, and a par...

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Apr 10, 2019
3 min

New Growth

Growth. It’s a topic with multiple meanings and contexts, which is why I find it so fascinating. I have been reflecting on the different aspects of growth in...

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Jan 14, 2019
2 min

Getting Organized, Part 2

The previous post about organization (in the classroom) is from September of 2016. You can access that post here. I was recently inspired by the show Tidying...

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Sep 10, 2018
3 min

A Time for Change

September marks the beginning of a new school year, and changes are bound to occur. This year, we have several new staff members at our school, including a n...

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Jul 23, 2018
2 min

Creating ‘New’ Spaces

Writing has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was kid, and I consider it an important part of my life. I recently got back into daily journaling after ...

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May 1, 2018
3 min

The Sketchbook Project

Subtitle: When Procrastination Pays Off. Well, it’s done! After months of preparing drawing prompts and arranging pieces for our sketchbook, I am happy to an...

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Apr 7, 2018
1 min

For the Win!

Update on yesterday’s Art Teacher League Bowling game: I won the high score!! More specifically… the best score I have ever bowled in duckpin (or regular bow...

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Mar 31, 2018
3 min

Marching into Spring…Pause.

March was a busy, exciting month that kicked off with… Art Teacher Bowling! That’s right, we have a duckpin bowling league just for art teachers. As a matter...

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Feb 5, 2018
3 min

Open to Opportunity

Wow! I can’t believe I have the chance to write back-to-back posts after a brief hiatus. Schools are closed today due to icy conditions on the road, convenie...

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Feb 4, 2018
3 min

Mandalas, Dreams, & ‘Super’ Things

Today is Super Bowl Sunday. I’m mostly excited about the commercials and the halftime show. I’m also excited to sit down and write for a bit this morning, e...

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Dec 12, 2017
3 min

An Investment in Health

Ahhh, flu season. It comes and goes, and is strategically aligned with ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ so at least there’s something else to look forwa...

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Jun 28, 2017
3 min

Going Green

At the beginning of the month, I participated in a Green Smoothie workshop, facilitated by health coach Stephanie Misanik. During the workshop, Stephanie ask...

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Jun 20, 2017
2 min

Summertime Kickoff

The school year officially ended a week ago, and I have been keeping quite busy since then. Last Thursday and Friday I participated in a two-day painting wor...

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Jun 3, 2017
3 min

Celebrating Nature’s Processes

Ah ha! I’ve had an ‘itch’ to write lately, and sure enough.. I am just about at the one-month marker. I’ve only written one post per month in 2017, and I hop...

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May 8, 2017
3 min

The Art of Illusion

“Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos.” – Yayoi Kusama I had the opportunity to see and experience the Infinity Mirrors exhibi...

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Apr 19, 2017
4 min

Recharging the Batteries

Ahhh… today was the first day back to school after spring break. Alas, I knew this day would come, but I am also incredibly grateful for the (much needed) op...

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Mar 14, 2017
3 min

Let Your Light Shine!

The title for this post was inspired by a banner I saw downtown on Sunday. The past few weeks have been busy and full of energizing/inspiring events. As a re...

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Dec 29, 2016
2 min

Beginning, Ending, & Beginning

This will be my final post for 2016! It’s been interesting to look back on the year, and to see it through different lenses. Everyone’s year has had its ups,...

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