Monday, July 12, 2010

Ms. Williams Art Experience


Hi Everyone!
I am Reservoir's newest art teacher! I am thrilled to be a part of this amazing art department. I will be teaching Art I and Photo I this year.

To introduce myself, I will begin by saying that I am a native of Clarksville, MD and a graduate of Glenelg High School. However, I spent many years away from home. I was an art major at Smith College in Northampton, MA. Then I moved to Mali, West Africa with the Peace Corps. I ended up staying in Africa for almost 10 years! I lived in Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. I taught art for three years at the International School of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. It was a fabulous experience because I taught all ages -- K-12th grade! I also spent a year in Pristina, Kosovo teaching art to elementary school children. I am married and have two children, Sabry, who is 5 and will be starting Kindergarten this year, and Kaya, who is my terrible two!

I am also a practicing artist and I must say my travels have been a huge inspiration to me over the years. I paint using watercolor and oil pastels. I also occasionally work with oil paints.

I look forward to working with all of my students at Reservoir High School and getting to know their talents!

Vivica Williams