It's amazing how renewal sometimes will surprise you. Like the mythical Phoenix bird.
A few weeks ago, the '79 VW Bus caught on fire. The fuel lines were new, we don't know what caused the fire - but I left the bonnet unlocked and someone may have tampered with the engine. It doesn't matter now. It's completely destroyed. The very next day, my Friend Joey posted some works of his on his FB profile. The Phoenix Woman is the image shown here. Joey Gonzalez is an amazing artist, and I hope he will sell me a print, (or a copy of the digital file)!
Because of the Bus' destruction - complete destruction - I bought a new car. While I was completely happy with my "hippy-mobile" , commuting 60 miles a day in L.A. traffic, I am so spoiled now with a 5-star safety rating, ac, power windows, power steering, airbags, and an integrated system for my iPod (books and podcasts during the commute!)
I also actually filled up my Mac mini's hard drive so much with the images and comic books that I CRASHED IT! A few hours at InVision Mac Services in Tustin, CA (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) I have a MUCH bigger hard drive, and 2 gigs of ram. What I had with my mini was fabulous, now it's super-charged, ready to podcast and host sites, get back to digitizing my student's art, creating my own digital works, and keeping current with how to use the shiny new tools.
Destruction can be helpful at times. It makes room for bringing in something new.
Now, how can I incorporate this into my teaching or curriculum?
*in my experience, InVision's staff is far superior in support, knowledge, and helpfulness than any Mac store I've been to!
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