image of students removing yolk. April 2016 Egg tempera paint is a really fun and easy way to make your own paints from all-natural ingredients. The great thing about egg tempera is that you can use almost anything to…
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image of Earth Pigments used in our Eco Art classes In my quest for searching for a toolkit for a more sustainable art studio at Green School, I have discovered an entire universe of information that is rich in history, culture,…
For my last quarter at Evergreen (!!!), I have chosen to do a full-time internship with Ibu Jen, the visual arts teacher at Green School Bali. These past few months we have been working together to develop classes where students are engaged…
This term, I’ve had the opportunity to teach a HS art class called Ephemera. The objective of the class is for students to understand what ephemera is and how it can be used for creative purposes. I introduced a two-week “eco…
In Bali, rice is not just the most important crop, it’s the livelihood of their entire culture. The Balinese culture is so intimately connected with wet rice farming that every ceremony relates to rice. Three times a day, the Balinese…
Last week I participated in Bali’s 60+ Earth Hour in Denpasar. If you don’t know what it is, Earth Hour is a global initiative where people and iconic landmarks will shut their lights off for one hour. It’s a simple…
This month, Student Village has teamed up with the Kul Kul Connection (KKC) kids to create a medicinal herb garden. KKC is a really awesome initiative at Green School whose intent is to develop and maintain sustainable connections with the kids of Sibang Kaja (the…
A student told me recently that when she first arrived at Green School six years ago, they used recycled notebooks made from bamboo leaves. They made them right here on campus. When I asked her why she thought they stopped…
A few weeks ago, Ibu Jen and I took the Eco Art students to a local village in Sanur. Our destination was the compound of Ibu Rika, an artisan and ikat guru. We wanted to learn more about her process of using…
image of Balinese woman and her Jackfruit Tree “This dish is jackfruit?!” This is something I’ve said more than once. Jackfruit is very common here in Bali and is one of the most versatile fruits in the world. This is…