I am so excited to be back at Vail Ranch Middle School this year and to provide valuable art instruction to my 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students! My background is in elementary school, where I have been teaching since 2001. Some of my students may remember me from their elementary V.A.P.A. program, as I taught the Visual Arts in several of the local elementary schools in the Temecula Unified School District. I absolutely LOVE teaching art and sharing my passion for drawing, painting, and creating with my students. From the most reluctant to the most prolific artists, all of my students will leave this class with a new appreciation, understanding, and execution of the artistic process. It is my personal goal to create lifelong artists who are creative problem solvers, and "out-of-the-box" thinkers, and I am looking forward to a great year!