2011

2011

2010

2010 - present

2010

2010 & 2011


2007 - 2011

2006 - 2011

2006 - 2007

2005 - 2011

2004 - 2009

2005 - 2009

2004 - 2006

2003 - 2004



EDUCATION
KATHRYN RONE                                          www.kathrynrone.com

Plastic Pollution Prevention Summit Artist

Bright Green Day Artist for City of San Jose

Tapestry Arts Kid's Zone Project Director

Teacher Workshops on Earth Art

Marion Cilker Conference for Arts in Education Presenter at SJSU

Bay Area Schools Environmental Conference, Go Green Schools
Conference Presenter

Cultural Kaleidoscope Coordinator, PAACF

Indiviual and group art lessons

Cultural Kaleidoscope Artist, PAACF

Periwinkle Preschool drawing lessons

Art Teacher for Chilren's Fine Arts, Palo Alto Art Center

Family Day Director, Palo Alto Art Center

Children's Program Assistant, Palo Alto Art Center

Art Teacher, Christ Lutheran Elementary School



MA Counseling Psychology & Specialization in Creative Expression
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology

BA Studio Art
Concordia University
Laguna College of Art and Design
Art History studies through Europe


San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA

Palo Alto, East Palo Alto & San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA


Palo Alto, CA

Sunnyvale, Mountain View & Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto, CA

Costa Mesa, CA




Palo Alto, CA


Irvine, CA
Laguna Beach, CA
ART TEACHER STATEMENT & RESUME              
                                                     
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The Earth Art lessons were introduced at the San Jose, CA Go Green School Conference  in 2010 and 2011.  At the
conferences, the Earth Art lessons followed a presentation from RAFT.

These earth focused art lessons have been taught to two classes of Ravenswood 6-8th grade students and two City of
Palo Alto summer camps for 5-10 year olds.  They were also presented in workshops for Kinder and 1st grade Ravenswood City School District teachers, Palo Alto Community Child Care teachers and at San Jose and Redwood City RAFT  The lessons are most well received by 1st -7th grade students.  I have included ways to modify the lessons, science facts, and links to environmental organizations.

The visual art projects have motivated my students to argue with their parents about turning off the lights and complain to their schools about the recycling bins in their classrooms.  The Earth Art lessons create environmental motivation through creativity and students become passionate advocates of change to their parents and their community.    It is human to resist being told what to do and often the list of “green actions” are actions we should do, but are not.  Giving students information about why they should use cloth bags can be motivating or annoying.  When students sew and decorate a cloth bag they are empowered and make a personal choice to take action.

The Earth Art lessons were created from research of what environmental organizations and recycling companies are trying to get the large population to do.  Each art project is based on a specific action that benefits our earth.  Reusing paper to create a sketchbook brings up the question, Why not use new paper?  Through the art lessons, teachers have a way to connect paper reuse with leaving more trees standing  and the resulting reduction of global warming and temperature cycle we share with trees.  An art project about endangered species is an opportunity to teach about deforestation and our choice of farming over rain forest preservation.  We can consider the plastic island in the Pacific Ocean, when we sew our own cloth bag.  Our earth has inspired art since the first clay pot and woven basket.  It now inspires us to new creative ways of living.  

I was motivated to bring environmental awareness into my art lessons by a Menlo Park school.  In 2008, Oak Knoll Elementary wanted to reduce the amount of trash they generated from school lunches.  I was asked to create a trash dragon sculpture with their students as a way to practice sorting trash, compost, and recycling.  The success of this project inspired me to research and create the Earth Art lessons.  I hope to inspire students, teachers, and schools to get creative, take action and go green.