Art + Education + Everything In Between
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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
- 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 new secretary and administrator. Our former principal took a position at the Central Office Level, and our assistant principal moved into her position. In addition to these changes, we have several new students, and students who have moved. We continue to have new students enroll throughout the school year, but the bulk te
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amarvelousspark
- 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 workshop at Hampton Historic Site with fellow BCPS art teachers. It was nice to dedicate time towards painting, especially since I hadn’t used (water-based) oil paints in many years. I was definitely a little rusty. The photos below track the progress of the painting. I pushed myself to work with bolder colors and marks on d
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amarvelousspark
- 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 hope to write more as the summer approaches. We have one full week and two half days left of the 2016-2017 school year. There have been times where it seemed like the year would never end… and now that it’s just about here, I feel like I don’t have enough time to get everything done! Lately I have been fascinated with growth
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amarvelousspark
- Sep 30, 2016
- 4 min
Embracing Change
As we are all aware, change is inevitable. How we react and respond to change is what’s important. It can impact us positively or negatively, based on our outlook. For me, this year has been one of transitions and some major changes. Rather than freak out/let negative thoughts get the best of me, I have made a point to embrace the changes… many of which were by choice. I’ve listed three below: Change #1:
We bought our first house. Andy and I had been discussing our finances a
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amarvelousspark
- Jan 22, 2016
- 1 min
New Year, New Blog
Hello there! Welcome to my (very first) blog, and thanks for reading! It’s a new year… and a BIG year for me. I turn 30 in June, my fiancé (Andy) and I are in the process of buying our first house, and we’re getting married in September. Besides these milestone life events, I strive to balance my professional goals/aspirations, roles, and responsibilities in the world of education. I work in the Baltimore County Public Schools system, one of the largest in the state of Maryla
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