Jackeyedog

I have taught Pre-K- College

I believe the beauty of art is in the act of creating. The most important thing is that I enjoy the creative process. To know that it is not always about the outcome, it can sometimes be about the simple act of trying. Art is striving to get better artistically and hopefully become a better being in the process. Creating can be something you make for yourself and inevitably; you are hiding your soul in the work without knowing it. It can also be what you make so others may relate to those ideas or feelings from your soul to be viewed publicly. I hope that every student I teach will continue in this direction to create and grow artistically. I witness much strength and soul-bearing in all the different media created and I am proud to be a witness to what we create as a community.

Wrote and Illustrated “Grandfather Big Elk: An Omaha Chief” 2010 ISBN 0984409416 / 9780984409419 Dream Weaver in association with Six Flags 0ctober 2003 “Franken Dog” 5’x3’ fiberglass animated machine “Hippo” Garbage receptacle 4’x6’, fiberglass animated machine J Doe II Project August 02- February 03 “Faceless Business Man “3’x5’ fiberglass sculpture Private Collection Council Bluffs, IA. Barker Art Project Artist in Residence January 2003 http://www.hotshops.com Prairie Dog Quest 2002 “Fargo” 3’x5’ fiberglass sculpture Wells Fargo Collection Sioux City, IA. “Prairie Dog Tale” 3’x5’ fiberglass sculpture Sgt. Floyd Museum Sioux City, IA CFO Portrait ,The Cloud

I have a BFA from SCAD and a teaching certificate from the College of St. Mary +18 in technology from the University of Nebraska.

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