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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sketchy Thursday... 9/28

So... In my personal teaching career, this has never happened: a Teacher's Strike. I'm not going to go into details, and not give my personal opinion... As this is neither the time, nor the place to do so. I am going to say only this... It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do for, or because of work. It was mentally stressful, physically taxing (we logged 70+ miles in the first four days), and just emotionally draining.

My friend, and talented artist, Lynn Eisenhauer came up with this painting. She's a fellow arts lover, and educator, and an all-around lovely lady.

I figure, something beautiful had to come out of the mess.
I used Sketchy Thursday's sketch for this layout. I've been playing around with the layout in my head all week, and when I sat down to actually do it, it went really quickly. Probably also, because I only used my CounterfeitKit! Okay, and some additional Thickers... But they were necessary for this powerful of a statement.

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7 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 30, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    LOVE this LO. The background, the scattered circles, how you did the title. I especially love how you scrap things that make life what it is - and not just those picture perfect holiday moments. So inspiring. Thank you!!!

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  2. MistyOctober 1, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Thanks for sharing your journey with us. So happy for you that you've reached the end and it's a good one.

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  3. Grammy GoodwillOctober 2, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    As a retired teacher in a right to work state, I can only imagine the anguish and anxiety you must have gone through. I hope making the layout was soothing for you.

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  4. JillOctober 2, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Great layout. Sorry to hear about the strike. I find education strikes the hardest because the students are always put in the middle.

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  5. ForgetfuloneOctober 2, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Oh, sorry about the strike. Makes me glad we don't strike in Texas, although maybe it would be a good thing. On the bright side, your layout turned out beautiful!

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  6. ForgetfuloneOctober 2, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Glad we don't strike in Texas. Well, mabye it would be better if we could. On the other hand, the layout turned out beautiful!

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  7. Crafty Mommy DivaOctober 13, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    What a cool layout to remember that trial. Thanks for linking up to Scrappy Saturdays!

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