Visual Arts Teacher
Springfield Middle School
6th- 8th Grade Art
@springfieldwildcatartists
2025-2026 School Year:
🎨 Google Classroom Website Code: jtleumhl
All about Mrs. Boykin--
From a young age, I spent countless hours using my mom's needle to sew uncanny attire for my dolls. I learned the art of sewing from my grandma as well as cooking. Growing up I pressed fresh flowers in phonebooks creating multi-media paintings, and also clay magnets for my family's refrigerators. Being creative has been innately within me since I was a little girl. Now, I create art that restores and preserves my memories. My greatest love is to help others find their inspiration for creating their art, whatever style it may be. When I am not teaching, my greatest loves are my faith and family including my husband, daughter, and son. I also like spending time outdoors, exercising, homesteading, painting, walking my pups, and going to the beach--anything that fills me with sunshine and fresh air! I hope you see a touch of sunshine when you step through my doors and how art can help you more than you realize.
Education Background:
North Carolina Art Education Licensure, K–12, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
B.A., Art Education, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
St. Clare’s Oxford, Oxford, England
Experience:
6 Years High School Visual Arts (Beginning-Advanced)
9 Years Middle School Visual Arts
1 Year Adult Art Education
My Favorite Things:
Favorite Book: My Great Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Food: Strawberries
Favorite Candy: Watermelon Jolly Rancher
Favorite Artist: Vincent Van Gogh
Favorite Bands: Blues Traveler, Sister Hazel, Hootie and the Blowfish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay
Favorite Sport: Soccer
Favorite TV Show: Anything on Magnolia Network
Email Address: abby.boykin@wilsonschoolsnc.net