We are heading out for Italy today! Super excited to go back after 5 years, and I'm especially looking forward to seeing Siena & Assisi again after...gosh...8 years? Blog posts will be coming (eventually...cause I always have a serious back log) but in the meantime, entertain yourself with the following themes more or less for [...]
Category: Travel
And We’re Off…Sort of
So we head out today for part 1 of 3 of our Winter Break travel plans! We're spending the weekend with Will's family and then Noche Buena & Christmas with mine and THEN the day after Christmas Will & I are heading out to wet & (almost) freezing Italy for 9 days! 🙂 It's been [...]
Memorable Moments from 2018
Favorite Teaching Moment This is totally going to be a not-so-humble brag but my most rewarding moment from this past year teaching has to be my AP World History pass rate of 77%. It was my first year teaching the course, and although I have a decent amount of AP experience with Art History, I [...]
2018 Italy Planning: December Edition
Alright ladies & gents! This is the final issue for my trip planning. Not much has changed from the November Edition because I try not to leave a bunch for the end, especially with the end of the semester at school and the holidays. But we are about ready to hop on the plane! My [...]
#95. The Virgin of Guadalupe
Art Historical Background Before understanding religious imagery you have to first understand the religion's doctrine and secondly understand the historical context in which the image was created. For example a painting of Jesus has a very different meaning in 4th century Rome than it does in 20th century America. And so it is with the [...]
