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Ms. Penny Shaw
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Falls Church High School
Hometown:
Decatur, Il
Class Information:
Class Description:
I teach studio art classes which include visual communications (graphic design), computer graphics, animation and assorted other traditional art classes. The department also has a wet photography lab that is transitioning into a digital lab within the next three years.
Position:
Department Chairperson
Needs:
Digital cameras, negative scanners , regular scanners, power lens, exceptional printers, software and LCD projectors.
Personal Information:
About Me:
I am a 25+ year master art teacher that love to show my charges the beauty of how to see things creatively. I am active in writing and taking digital photos for a nationally recognized magazine. I enjoy the challenges that come when you think beyond the traditonal into multiple facets that are available electronically and with traditional studio materials.
College and Degrees:
BA College of the Ozarks, Pt. Lookout,MO MAEA University of Illinios, Champaign-Urbana,IL Graduate Studies at University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Activities:
Sponsor of Art Club at FCHS, Creative Arts Director for Homes of Color Magazine, chaplain for Sisters United in Service (non-profit group)
Favorite Books:
Anything by Toni Morrison or Maya Angelou
Favorite Quotes:
Art is the ability to make sense out of chaos. Rudolf Arnheim
Interests:
Any art field, jazz music, dancing and meeting people.
Why Do I Teach?:
I enjoy teaching. I find it interesting to see students take their first step into creating something of beauty and they can recognize that it is their creation. I tell them that they enter my class room crawling, but I can show them how to stand and they then can proceed to finding the courage to walk. I enjoy seeing students start their creative art journey.