tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post1185551654842242502..comments2023-09-30T08:21:44.816-07:00Comments on Painting A Day: When Did You Last Show Anyone How to Fish?Janice C. Cartierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167175332825321189noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-81967701079989570042008-10-17T15:51:00.000-07:002008-10-17T15:51:00.000-07:00Judy- You are welcome. It is so very shortsighted ...Judy- You are welcome. It is so very shortsighted to cut the arts from funding. Honestly, huge costly mistake.<BR/>I created art projects and enrichments in conjunction with academic areas in these residency programs before the storm...filled in the gap so to speak by bringing the studio artist into the classroom on a project by project basis. Very very amazing stuff. Exhausting, but good. And priceless.<BR/>Thank you for your kind words.Janice C. Cartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167175332825321189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-33474441476751732962008-10-17T14:47:00.000-07:002008-10-17T14:47:00.000-07:00Such an interesting perspective, Janice. An artist...Such an interesting perspective, Janice. An artist's take on poverty.<BR/><BR/>As a former teacher (and elementary school principal), I saw the power of the arts to transform kids' self-concepts and perceptions of themselves at the very time that they were being cut from school budgets. But that's another story. <BR/><BR/>As a teacher, often working in low-income schools, I tended to give them lost of experiences in art because it was a kind of beauty in their lives that they didn't see a lot of. One year, three kids from my class came in first, second, and third in the state in the Duck Stamp contest, for their beautiful watercolor renditions of ducks they had studied at a local canal. What an achievement that was for hem!<BR/><BR/>Your work with those kids is something they will never forget. Thank you for this touching story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-33661297724510734672008-10-16T07:35:00.000-07:002008-10-16T07:35:00.000-07:00I love you guys!Thank you Vered. It is heart wrenc...I love you guys!<BR/><BR/>Thank you Vered. It is heart wrenching, kids in poverty. They need choices. And basic care.<BR/><BR/>Joanna- Wow, I thank you for that. High praise indeed from a writer I really admire. I think it makes sense to use our individual unique gifts, just like using that list you made yesterday of the power of words. That's where things happen, with each of us. We have gifts. We can pass them on.Janice C. Cartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167175332825321189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-51313351653514997462008-10-16T01:59:00.000-07:002008-10-16T01:59:00.000-07:00This is such an inspiring piece of writing. Perso...This is such an inspiring piece of writing. Personal, gritty, honest, moving. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I loved how you took the topic and made it personal, and showed us (me) what one person can do. I loved that your contribution was based around your own unique gift. <BR/><BR/>And I loved this line:<BR/><BR/>"The ripple from brush strokes can be huge"<BR/><BR/>Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-45937458788803536002008-10-15T19:54:00.000-07:002008-10-15T19:54:00.000-07:00What a beautiful post. Kids living in poverty - th...What a beautiful post. <BR/><BR/>Kids living in poverty - that's the most heartbreaking, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>There's no excuse for it, really.Vered https://www.blogger.com/profile/09453358346751699999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-6129365570277425192008-10-15T14:49:00.000-07:002008-10-15T14:49:00.000-07:00In India...I will look for it. Noblesse oblige is ...In India...I will look for it. Noblesse oblige is actually a useful concept. ;-)Janice C. Cartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167175332825321189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-40372693195695690112008-10-15T14:25:00.000-07:002008-10-15T14:25:00.000-07:00They did that camera program with poor kids in Ind...They did that camera program with poor kids in India.<BR/>Results were amazing!<BR/>Sounds a lot like the best kind or community organizing to me.Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-63083742556382106232008-10-15T12:06:00.000-07:002008-10-15T12:06:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Janice C. Cartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167175332825321189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-34988592357003125082008-10-15T10:45:00.000-07:002008-10-15T10:45:00.000-07:00Thanks Suzanne. It was huge success. I think peopl...Thanks Suzanne. It was huge success. I think people tend to forget that it's not a spotlight car chase sensational thing, it is a series of small things. A hot meal, some extra food bank food, a brush or a camera in a kid's hand...and it is not something that breaks anyone's budget.<BR/>And here's another cool part, the Program was designed for leaders. Girls who statistically will lead and pass this on. So each of them carries the lessons forward and multiplies it a gazillion times over. <BR/>I am so going to Google the guy and the photo project you mentioned. I would be on that like white on rice. I did a WPA photo project with another artist in residence project and sophomore American history girls. :-)<BR/>So glad you liked the post.Janice C. Cartierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167175332825321189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598004650134967444.post-75454053301744309322008-10-15T10:16:00.000-07:002008-10-15T10:16:00.000-07:00Wow--what a moving post, Janice! I didn't see it ...Wow--what a moving post, Janice! I didn't see it 'til this morning. I agree--we're so slow to realize right here in America poverty is a reality. I have volunteered at the Food Bank, and at times in soup kitchens, but on the road I'm not much help there. I was always fascinated with the guy who has given cameras to impoverished children to let us see what catches their eyes in "their" world. I believe, if I'm not mistaken, he's published books whose proceeds have gone to help them some. <BR/><BR/>Your ideas are powerful.A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.com