Welcome to ART
I'm so excited to start my twentieth year here at Prairie Grove. You can find my classroom across from the Jr. High Office.
Just a bit about me....I graduated from Iowa State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design. After working in the field for numerous years and being a designer in Chicago for four years I left the long commute to start a family and my own design firm. I was designing and substitute teaching in Johnsburg when I decided that my true passion was teaching art to kids. In 2004 I received a Master of Science in Art Education from Northern Illinois University. I have been at Prairie Grove since and I enjoy the quiet drive from Johnsburg where I live with my husband, two daughters, one lab, one dachshund, and one guinea pig.
I am so excited to start this new school year. I'm proud to welcome the 5th graders to the Junior High and art at PGJH. They will meet with me once a week for an hour for the entire year! The 6th Graders (6 weeks) will be learning about a variety of mediums, styles, and artists. 7th and 8th Graders have the opportunity to select between Technology Enhanced Creative Expression, Creative Expression 1 or 2, or Architectural Drafting 1 or 2, which lasts for 12 weeks. I'm really excited to use past projects that the students have enjoyed and to develop more new ones.
It's great to work with PG students and I am eager to see the amazing work and creative solutions they come up with this year.
If you click on the grade level you are interested in you will see information for that class. You may also see some interesting artwork.
I hope everyone has an inspiring year.
If you have any questions please contact me at lwilliams@dist46.org.
Lookout Studio, Mary Jane Colter, Grand Canyon South Rim
Our family trip to the Grand Canyon. I was excited to learn of a female architect who designed during the early 1900s. Please click on the link to learn about her and this building.
