About Me

Facts about Me:

• Education: B.A. in Studio Art and Education at St. Olaf College, MN.

M.A. in Art Education from Eastern Illinois University

• Studied Art in Florence, Italy and New York, NY

• This is my 10th year teaching art at Romona

• Previously Taught 5th and 6th grade at Highcrest Middle School

• This is my 13th year teaching art! I’ve taught students from K-12th grade and I absolutely love it all!

• A few examples of my own artwork

• Hometown: Madison, WI

• Family: my husband and I have a 6 year old daughter, Abigail and a 3 year old son Thomas (this family photo is a little dated, they are MUCH bigger now :)

Mrs. Stevenson

Contact Information:

stevense@wilmette39.org

Romona Elementary School

600 Romona Road

Wilmette, IL 60091

847-256-0211, ext 6469

Favorite Artist’s Quote: “Nobody sees a flower-- really--it is so small it takes time, we haven’t time, and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”

- Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)

Fun Favorites:

Favorite Food: Dessert!

• Favorite Color: Chartreuse

• Hobbies: Visiting Museums, Creating Art (painting/drawing/printmaking),

and Experimental Cooking

• Youth Literature: The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Koningsburg.

• Favorite Artist: Henri Matisse

• Favorite Pet: My Parents’ Cocker Spaniel Puppy, Seamus