About+the+author

Hello. My Name is Monni, otherwise known as Mrs Abbott.

I am a grade 1-6 visual art teacher with a pasion for technology (and gadgets). However I also love animals and plants. That's why I don't think I can live without a garden or my pets. I tried once aand ended up gardening in little pots and talking to my plants until I got some fish - I had no TV in those days so I guess I had a lot of time on my hands.

As an art teacher I dont typically teach thinking of the theme first but rather would like my children to experiment with everything and anything I can get my hands on. I dont want them to ever feel like they missed out on any medium. So I teach occording to what they have not yet tried, for example charcoal or lino cut. What art work they create from those mediums has always been a secondary thought for me.

At monniart - the blog i have a running collection of lessons which I have taught and enjoyed with the children. Some posts have been written by the children but most by me. But we get together to help make it happen. Generally I report on the art projects while we art busy doing them in class. I use my cell phone to take the photos and upload them to the computer and then to the posts. Being on the net makes my children feel validated and famous. They love to go home and show the posts to their family. Sometimes they even comment on the project or other children's art - now that I should make part of their curriculumn!

Some how I am going to learn how this wikispace thing works and make it useful to my subject but for now ...well who knows but anything can happen!

Remember: Rather be an arty smarty than an arty farty - i am sure you can figure out the difference.