Hello! I am the new Art Teacher, Mrs. Hopkins. I am looking forward to getting to know each Grace Prep Art Student and also getting to encourage and help develop your art skills and creativity. I graduated in 1990 from Texas Tech University with a BS degree and a minor in Art. My husband Mike and I have been married since 1994 and we have 4 Treasures ages 22-12, Megan, Nathan, Nolan and Stephen. Many members of my family, both immediate and extended, enjoy being creative whether it's in the visual or musical arts. We also have an almost 12 year old terrier mix named Faleen Navidog. Over the course of the school year I plan to post our students' artwork so you can keep up with what we are doing. I also plan to rotate what we do in class each year so your student can continue taking art and not repeat projects. My theme verse as I prepare for this new season is Ephesians 2:10. I like how it reads in the Amplified Bible:
For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
If you like, you may also share this link with friends and family. Just for fun here are some samples of my art from through the years:
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| Fish - Soft Pastels on Paper |
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| Entertainment Cabinet - Acrylic on Wood |
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| Entertainment Cabinet - Acrylic on Wood |
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| Acrylic and Fabric Mosaic on Fabric |
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| Frog - Pencil Drawing |
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| College Drawing Assignment - Pencil on Paper |
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| My Heart Sings - Mixed Media |
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| College Drawing Assignment - Graphite on Paper |
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| Resting in His Reality Cover - Prismacolor on Paper |
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| Fist - Pencil on Paper |
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Hand - Pencil on Paper
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| Foot - Pencil on Paper |
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| High School Purse Contents -Pencil on Paper |
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| Homer Pigeon's Post Office - Pencil on Paper |
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| Homer Pigeon's Typewriter - Prismacolor on paper |
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| College Drawing Assignment - Pencil on Paper |
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| Prayer for the Nations - Mixed Media on Poster Board |
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| Crazy Quilt |
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| Quilt |
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| Piet Mondrian Art Theme Quilt |
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| Flowers - Torn Magazine Mosaic |
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| Butterfly - Torn Magazine Mosaic |
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| In the Garden - Torn Magazine on Paper |
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| Armor of God - Ink on Paper |
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| Metal Vase - Lost Wax Casting Technique |
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| Ceramic Vase |
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| Ceramic Bowl |
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| Ceramic Bowl |
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| Ceramic Cups |
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| Ceramic Vase - Hand Building Coil Method |
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| Shape Sculpture |
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| Silly Goose - Photograph |
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| Gulls in a Row - Photograph |
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| Legs - Photograph |
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| Spring Wildflowers - Photograph |
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| Ready to Fly - Photograph |
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| Thistle Flower - Photograph |
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I won my school district's logo design contest in 12th grade. The father, Bob Overmyer, of a family who lived in the district was an astronaut and my logo was made into a patch and flown on his space shuttle mission!
Clear Creek ISD used my design for close to 20 years! :-D |
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| My logo design as a patch (on right). |
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| My logo design as a metal medallion. |
