Summary of Qualifications
- Master of Art in Teaching, Maryland Institute College of Art
- Teaching Online Adult Painting classes
- Taught adult and children’s art classes at Painting Workshop in Baltimore
- Taught between 500 and 600 kindergarten through 5th grade students per year in a Title 1 school.
- Girl Scout Co-Leader, mentoring girls from Junior to Cadettes
- Mentored 1st year teachers and student teachers from MICA and Towson University
- Curriculum writer for Developing Language and Literacy through the Arts III for the Walters Art Museum and Baltimore County Public Schools, (under maiden name, Bonnie Lee Speigner)
- Docent Training at the Walters Art Museum
- A member of the School Improvement Team for Norwood Elementary, planning the school budget and professional development training.
- Equality and Diversity Liaison for Norwood Elementary, responsible for training staff and mentoring
- Volunteer Coordinator for Norwood Elementary
Education
Maryland Institute College of Art
2000
Master of Art in Teaching
Maryland Institute College of Art
1995
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting
Edinburgh College of Art
1993
Study Abroad Program
Pinellas County Center for the Arts
1991
Magnet High School
Work Experience
Mama Doodle- Face Painting and Art Experiences
2012 – 2020
Towson, MD
Owner and Artist, Mural painting, face painting and art activities
for events.
Maryland Institute College of Art
1998 – 2000
Baltimore, MD
Teacher’s Assistant to Chairman, Dr. Karen Carroll
Maryland Institute College of Art
1996 – 1998
Office Assistant, Department of Continuing Studies
Maryland Institute College of Art
1991 – 1995
Work Study Program: Exhibitions Department
Teaching Experience
Friends School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
2021 – Present
Art Substitute (Fall 2021)
Pre-Primary and Middle School
Art Teacher (2022 – Present)
Odyssey School, Timonium, MD
2022 – 2023
Long-Term Art Substitute (Spring 2022)
Summer Camp Art Instructor (Summer 2022, Summer 2023)
Art Instructor
2020
Online Adult Group Painting Classes
Girl Scouts of Central Maryland
2015 – 2023
Girl Scout Co-Leader, Troop 10042
Painting Workshop
2007 – 2019
Art Teacher
Exhibitions
Restorative Biology
April 2025
Luann Carra Gallery
Baltimore, MD
Faculty Show
Fall 2024
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Ripple Effects
2024
Juried Exhibition
The Clay Center of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Faculty Show
Spring 2024
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Faculty Show
Fall 2023
Friends School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
MICA Fashion Show
1997
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
ArtScape Fashion Show
1997
Baltimore, MD
Clerestory Windows
1995
One Man Show
Gallery 166
St. Petersburg, FL
Internships
Maryland Historical Society
1997 – 1998
Baltimore, MD
Education Department Workshop Instructor
Designed learning activities for the Quilt Trunks and Haversacks
The Art of Elizabeth Talford Scott
1997
Baltimore, MD
Internship under George Cecil, Learning Center Coordinator
Designed learning activities, selected literature, assigned responsibilities to volunteers, designed layout of Learning Center
The National Textile Museum
1996 – 1997
Washington, DC
Education Assistant, Research Assistant to the Curator, Docent
Assisted museum patrons at the loom and the hands-on
education center
Art Skills
- Drawing and Painting – all media
- Fibers – weaving (double cloth, tapestry, pattern weave, Islamic rug weaving), natural and chemical dyes, drafting patterns, sewing, crocheting, embroidering, bobbin lace, tassel making, printing and painting dyes, felt making, quilting, devoré, cloqué, basketry
- Printmaking – etching, silk screen, collagraph, lithography, woodblock, linoleum, letter-press, bookmaking
- Ceramics – handbuilding, slip casting, mold making, electric kiln firing, smoke and Raku firing, lusters
- Puppetry – pattern drafting, inner structure mechanics, tailoring to puppeteer
- Metalsmithing – cutting, drilling, joining, patinas, wire techniques, forging, repoussé, rivets, soldering techniques, polishing
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