Illustration with Purpose Creativity with Power
The modern world is burdensome. Our children each carry the world on their shoulders. There is a lot to worry about when you have a front row see to all the world’s problems. The only alternative seems to be blind entertainment.
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As a Teacher it is my mission to be a Christopher. The legendary saint carried a single child across a river but discovered the little one was carrying the weight of the whole world. Bringing the child safely over the river was his way of serving the Lord.
In a river of meaningless content, a good teacher can lift us above the noise and get us across. Beauty and joy are both good for their own sake. I do not want to teach my students mere information, rather I hope to impart ways of thinking like artists.
Artists don’t just see their world, they shape it; they look at it from different angles; they share it with others. Their world is not a burden, it becomes a gift to share.