LIFE IN THE ARTS

"ARTISTS IN THE CLASSROOM" TELEVISED PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY, February 3, 1999 10:30 - 11:30 AM

Is there an Artist in your classroom?

LONGTIMERS PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH

THE MONTEREY COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

PRESENTS

"Inspiration from the Ukraine"

LEARN HOW TO DECORATE BEAUTIFUL UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS! LOCAL ARTIST AND DIRECTOR OF

MUSEUM ON WHEELS MELISSA PICKFORD WILL SHOW

YOU STEP BY STEP HOW TO RECREATE

THE WAX RE-RESIST DESIGNS

.Guests include: MELISSA PICKFORD, a local artist will introduce your students to the fine art ofwax-resist egg designs, step by step., together, with television personality and series host Maia Carroll,they will introduce your students to the Ukraine world of design.

When you register for this free MCOE-TV program you will receive:

* Teacher and student activity packets

* An access identification number allowing your students to speak live with the

Art professional via a toll-free telephone number from your school site.

* Ability to fax your student produced drawings to our studio for sharing with our

guest artist and other participating Monterey County students.

*Your students will have the opportunity to participate in one more of the following:

* LEARN SPECIAL UKRAINE METHOD IN WAX-RESIST EGG DESIGN

* LEARN THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EGG ART IN RUSSIA.

MATERIALS:

* WHITE EGGS (SEVERAL PER STUDENT) / WRITING TOOLS/ BEESWAX, WATER SOLUBLE DYES, WHITE VINEGAR, PINT-SIZED JARS WITH WIDE MOUTHS AND LIDS/ SPOONS/CANDLE AND CANDLE HOLDER/ PAPER TOWELS/SMALL BRUSH OR COTTON SWAB AND EXACTO KNIFE (OPTIONAL)

PROGRAM GUEST

MELISSA PICKFORD GREW UP WATCHING HER FATHER DEDICATE HIS LIFE TO ART.

HE WAS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO EXPLORE ALL THE ARTS, ESPECIALLY PAINTING. BECAUSE ART WAS THE CENTER OF HER FAMILY LIFE, SHE OFTEN DREW AND PAINTED AS A CHILD. HER FAMILY SPENT TIME IN ART MUSEUMS, AND SHE LEARNED TO BE COMFORTABLE VIEWING AND TALKING ABOUT ART. PICKFORD'S DINNER TABLE CONVERSATIONS WERE FREQUENTLY ABOUT THE LIVES AND WORKS OF GREAT PAINTERS.

AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY, SHE NATURALLY GRAVITATED TOWARDS A DEGREE AT ART HISTORY. AFTER A RICH ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE IN NEW ENGLAND SHE MISSED CALIFORNIA 'S WEATHER AND LANDSCAPE AND RETURNED TO LIVE ON THE CENTRAL COAST. SHE RECEIVED TEACHING CREDENTIALS AT UC SANTA CRUZ. HER DEEP LOVE FOR CHILDREN AND ART LED HER TO A CAREER IN ART EDUCATION. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS AN ART SPECIALIST, SHE IS CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AT THE MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART. THERE SHE DIVIDES HER TIME BETWEEN TRAVELING TO SCHOOLS WITH THE MUSEUM OF ART. THERE SHE DIVIDES HER TIME BETWEEN TRAVELING TO SCHOOLS WITH THE MUSEUM ON WHEELS, AN INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART EXHIBIT, AND TEACHING ART CLASSES AT THE MUSEUM.

#1: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/amorash/ukregg.html

#2: Eggs with Flair- http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1889/

#3: Pyansky- http://helen.tostanoski.com/pysanky.html

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