Mr. Ten Brook a multimedia artist from Northwest Illinois. He has a degree in 2D Studio Art from Northern Illinois University. His favorite medium to work in is ceramics, but the majority of his education was spent exploring color and large-scale portraiture. Now, he focuses mainly on a combination of color and texture applied to 3D printed abstract forms. Mr. Ten Brook started teaching through Austin Achieve as a Teaching Fellow and soon developed a passion for mentoring and leading. He now teaches Art and has served several years as both a mentor teacher and grade level chair at the middle school level. He hopes that his students simply never stop making work. "In today's world, it is easy to become bored and not see progress. I just want students to find something they love  in art, and commit themselves to the process."

This is Mrs. Temple's 15th year in Education, and her 13th year at Austin Achieve Public Schools.

She graduated with a BFA in Art Education from Texas Christian University where she emphasized in Printmaking and Painting.  Mrs. Temple is currently working towards her M.A. in Studio Practice for Art Educators at Columbia University's Teacher's College.

Mrs. Temple is a 5th generation Austinite and continues to make art inspired by the places and people in her life.

" I believe that there should be access to the same quality education across this city.  My goal as an educator is to give back in my own community in hopes of it becoming an even better place one day.  Through Visual Art, we can transform the way our students communicate important pieces of their lives and process the world around them."