College Class Receives Help and My Sketchbook Workshop

Hi Jarrett,
I wanted to thank you again for your generous donation of art
supplies for the massage therapy program at AB Tech. Our students are
actively engaged in learning anatomy and I am always looking for
innovative ways to help them in this endeavor. One way that is both an
effective and enjoyable way to learn is through coloring the specific
muscles in an anatomy coloring book. Our department had the books but
no art supplies for our students to use with the books. Thanks to the
high quality colored pencils that you provided, our students are now
able to fully access this learning tool and this will help them be
more successful as they prepare for their national exams and become
licensed therapists in the state. The feedback around this approach
has been extremely positive. The students find being creative while
learning, engages both sides of their brain and helps them to absorb
the material better. Thanks again for all your generosity and hard
work to help make our learning environments more effective, creative
and colorful.
With Gratitude,
Michael Sitzer, Adjunct Instructor for Massage Therapy at AB Tech College

We have two events this newsletter to share with you. First was the letter from Michael at AB Tech Community College, as ALIVE helped him receive supplies his students needed that were not in his school’s budget. Next you see a montage of students I taught, in a six week sketchbook workshop, using ALIVE supplies. Among the assignments were to draw an illustration looking into your closet, designing your own toys and shoes, developing a code for the English language, and a lot more! The root of the lesson for the workshop was to break down any learned notions that all you can do in a sketchbook is doodle. I wanted to embed a knowledge of the layers of expression sketchbooks are good for; including healing from emotional wounds, reducing stress, recording life’s joys, focusing on subjects, working through ideas, the thrill of work without rules, and perhaps the most imperative, plain and simple documentation of the world.

This week I also want to recognize Suzanne and Tracy from the Michael’s on Swannanoa Road in Asheville, NC. They continue to find ways to help ALIVE with deals on art supplies.

BUILD EMPATHY,

Jarrett