RACHEL CHAPMAN KOPERA
Name of Project: The Pursuit to be a Renaissance Woman and the Battle for Equity in the Public School System (including the teaching of the Arts)
Medium: A Search for Balance/Painter Teacher WriterPerformer/ Acrylic
Project Team: The Picasso Club, My Students
Start Date: July 23, 1983
Bio: Bachelor of Fine Arts- U of M, Bachelor of Theatre Arts, U of M, Masters in Education LMU, pursuing a Masters in Literature- UCI- Traveled quite a bit, lived in Frankfurt Germany as a Middle Schooler, Catholic School Girl, private, all girls, No mother influence (this is probably why my teachers were so very important to me), believes is Altruism and living a life for others, did the whole TFA thing, believes in love, distance, and AMTRAK, sees God in Nature, Finds truth in students, believes there is never enough time to express the emotions that this world gives us, feels a sense of urgency to see, feel, and express....
NOTES: Very far from mastering renaissance woman, but I believe i am walking in the right direction.
Oh, and I want to go back to oils and mixed media. on my to do list.
I also believe that my teaching gives me energy to create more. the problem is time.
ALSO I FEEL AN URGENCY TO DO!
My first impression of Rachel is that she is a great leader. Her experience as a teacher has given her a confidence that I really don't see in many adults. She keeps Picasso Club in order and leads the discussion. She is not overbearing, she is not mean, she is just right in her ways.
Her paintings are fun abstract pieces and I can't wait to see where she goes from here (I remember she mentioned she wants to move away from abstraction). Most artists move INTO abstraction as their careers go on, but Rachel is doing the opposite...
Love,
Valeria
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