tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25183694869322632122011-11-03T19:53:17.191-07:00wendy gilbertnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518369486932263212.post-46460424408011984722011-08-04T23:57:00.000-07:002011-10-22T07:58:25.089-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BgyQU8LKX_o/TqLZ-ezMMrI/AAAAAAAACG0/DC3yg1Ekq1w/s1600/6265025727_7e7eb17e21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BgyQU8LKX_o/TqLZ-ezMMrI/AAAAAAAACG0/DC3yg1Ekq1w/s320/6265025727_7e7eb17e21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666330948628394674" /></a><br />I'm a middle school art teacher and I have to admit, it's a pretty good gig, especially since I now have a room. I'm now entering my fourth year of teaching. Before going back to school to complete my BFA I spent a couple of years working retail and then at a local TV station, first in master control and then in the sales office as the sales assistant. It was actually through those jobs that I got my first experience as a teacher, when I had the opportunity to train my fellow employees.<div><br /></div><div>My constant challenge is balancing work, family and still making time to produce art. I try to do a few of the assignments I give to the kids to keep myself creating when I'm in a lull. And in case your are wondering, I'm not native to the area but have been here for 17 years.<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><b>My work:</b></div><div>The teacher in me wants to make my work fun and approachable. I love to create personal narratives. At the same time, I want the audience to find my images a little absurd, strange, maybe even disturbing, leaving them to question what they are looking at and it's meaning.</div><div><blockquote><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Wendy Gilbert’s whimsical robots parody human sentiment and physiology…Gilbert’s robots are benign representations designed to charm by way of association and style. The black and white drawings cleverly illustrate the intensity of human response. Her drawings are very personalized depictions of her own interior life, but they speak to universal human sentiments that we can all relate to. Imposing human traits and abilities upon other species and inanimate objects seems particularly humorous to us, and it makes them more relatable.<!--?xml:namespace prefix = o /--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">-Linda Lewis<i> Valley Humor</i> <b>ArtE Magazine</b> vol. 4 summer 2011</span></p></blockquote></div><div> </div><div>My ceramics are hand built, lowfire colored with stains and underglazes. My illustrations are Micro Pen on 4"x6" Bristol Board. Sometimes I'll add color with watercolor or colored pencil. Without regular kiln access, I have been doing more drawings and illustrations than ceramics in the last few years. I also like to paint on old skateboard decks. I find the unusual shape a compositional challenge</div><div><br /></div><div>I've also tried my hand at a number of other mediums including collage, stencils, digital art and photography. If you want to see more, visit my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wynde/collections/72157604096845225/">Flickr</a> page.</div><div><br />You can now view and purchase my work, in person, at <a href="http://www.artatclarks.com/">Art@Clark's</a> in McAllen, TX.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2518369486932263212-4646042440801198472?l=thewendybird.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>wendy gilbertnoreply@blogger.com