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Farragut Elementary School Art Department (FF 2minutes 28 seconds)
Debra
has been teaching art for 4 years, both part time and full time at several schools including Saint Bernard's Central
Catholic High School, Sullivan Middle School and Belmont Community School as contracted by the Worcester Art Museum,the St.
Bridget Elementary School, and most recently at the Farragut Elementary School in Culver City, CA. She made her career change
from graphic design shortly after beginning teaching part time at WAM in 2004, becoming a certified teacher of Visual Art,
grades 5-12. During her time at Saint Bernard's, she has taught Arts I, II, III, and IV, to grades 9-12, and
also prepared a curriculum for Italian Art & Culture, an art history and culture appreciation course. At STB, her
experience included addressing Arts I-IV in a single class period, teaching each level simultaneously through scheduling
demonstrations and introductions at different times so that all students were continuously engaged whether designing,
sketching, completing projects, or critiquing. She is experienced in teaching all levels of students in various
media, including pencil, charcoal, pastel, oil pastel, watercolor, acrylic, tempera, printmaking, ceramics, multi-media, computer
graphics, sculpture, pen & ink, and much more. In the summer of 2006, Debra was invited to hold an art day camp
at Saint Bernard's. Studio partner Dominic Quagliozzi and Debra co-founded Camp DestinationART, a week-long
art day camp for ages 5-13. At the Worcester Art Museum, Debra has taught a range of age
groups, concentrating primarily on the middle school ages as well as grades 3-5 at the Belmont Community School through
the Worcester Public Schools After School Enrichment Program. Here, Debra has taught a range of experience levels
in various media, centered around the themes, Art Around the World, and Visual Literacy.
Teaching Philosophy
Debra's basic philosophies of education have stemmed
from her experiences as a young teacher. "Mostly, I believe that everyone in their own way is an artist,
and that all students must be allowed the opportunity to create, think freely, express, and learn. Art is for everyone,
and is everyone; its mysteries must be unlocked before it can be understood." Teaching students what art
is, how it evolved, and what it can be, is an extremely valuable tool for young members of our cultured society.
Art is a mirror of many subjects; math, science, music, language, philosophy, religion, sociology, and most of all history.
It is fundamental that students recognize this mirror as well as art's role in the interrelation of subjects and people.
The impact of art on a young person's life is most profound when a studentsrealizes that art is truly the beauty of expressing
one's own unique vision of the world.
Gallery
Below is a gallery of images from the 2005-2006 school year, ranging from our young artists at Camp DestinationART, Sullivan
Middle School, and Saint Bernard's CCHS
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| Camp DestinationART Masks! |
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| Audrey, Chelsea, DJ, Daniel, Zach, Kevin, Chris |
| Chelsea Candid! |
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| Symbol of the Senior Class Art Gift : Van Gogh's Ear! |
| Sean Fletcher "Self Portrait" |
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| Acrylic on Wood appx. 2'x3' |
| Mixed Media Senior Projects, All Levels |
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| STB Annual Art Show, 2006 |
| Self Portrait; Display Rocket, Joey LaJoie |
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| STB Annual Art Show, 2006 |
| Visiting Artist Day |
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| Cartooning with Andy Fish |
| Self Portrait, Chelsea Aro |
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| Prismacolor, appx 20x24" |
| "Lily Storm" , Charcoal |
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| Art I student, Nick Pierce |
| "Java" Drypoint Prints |
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| Sean Fletcher, WCC student/teacher workshop |
| Class Project: Batik Quilt, (paper) |
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| Sullivan Students, WPS After School Program |
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| Camp DestinationART Demo |
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| Giving a demo on Peter Max Watercolors |
| Art IV Senior Painting, Starry Night by Van Gogh |
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| Artists Sean Fletcher & Meredith Peterson |
| Two Dimensional Work |
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| STB Annual Art Show, 2006 |
| Mixed Media Senior Projects, All Levels |
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| STB Annual Art Show, 2006 |
| "Froot Loops" Pop Art Sculpture, Michelle LaRoche |
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| STB Annual Art Show, 2006 |
| Characters |
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| Andy Fish gives a demo on faces & characters |
| "Barbie Shoe", Pop Art Sculpture, @ 3'x4'x3' |
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| Mixed Media, Meredith Peterson & Catherine Piro |
| "Face with Design" Dry Point & Carborundum |
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| Chelsea Aro, WCC student/teacher workshop |
| Cubism Still Life |
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| Sullivan Students, WPS After School Program |
| Cezanne Squares, Gallery-Studio Workshop Piece |
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| Class Effort, Cezanne Still Life, field trip at WAM |
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| Rustic Tea Set, by Andrew Aten |
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| cups fired, teapot glazed pre-fire |
| Art III Painting, "Paint by Numbers?" |
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| by Chelsea Aro, Acrylic, 16x20 |
| Art I & II work |
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| STB Annual Art Show, 2006 |
| "Self Portrait with Orange Soda", Meg Doiron |
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| Working Fountain, STB Annual Art Show, 2006 |
| Mixed Media Self Portrait |
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| Pat Walkovich, Art I |
| "Big Brother", Assemblage |
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| Art I Senior Project, Phil Enright |
| Saint Bernard's Table at Art In Bloom |
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| Annual Fitchburg Art Museum Event |
| "Jesus", Pen & Ink, Watercolor |
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| Art IV student Sean Fletcher |
| Cubism Still Life |
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| Sullivan Students, WPS After School Program |
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