Introduction

Hello, my name is Esther McCune and for me art making is not successful until my hands are dirty, my clothes are stained and the room I’m working in is in a state of organized chaos.

This is the third year in my certification/master’s program at MU and true to form I am late getting enrolled in my classes because of some conflict with any one of a half a dozen departments.  I love and hate MU, I can’t stress enough how much I have respected and enjoyed my teachers but with equally as much frustration I hate having to deal with the bureaucracy of MU.  I need one class to complete my certification requirements.  Last semester by the time I was allowed to enroll the course I needed was full so for the spring semester I started trying to enroll back in November, but without success until a week and a half before the semester started. Once again the class I needed was full so I said to heck with it an took another graduate fibers.  This is my first art class in a year and I have missed it terribly.  I have been in a funk for months now but feel so uplifted being able to talk about my art and about doing more work.  After meeting with Jo Stealey just once I am registered in a Fiber Artist Convention the first weekend in February and will hopefully be presenting my work. 

This past spring I did my student teaching in the Independence School District and loved every minute of it. I got wonderful recommendations for all four of my principles and full marks from my host teachers, but no job yet. I have been substitute teaching for a couple months now and am really liking being back in the classroom.  So I will continue moving forward with the program and continue trying to get a teaching position. 

PS I applied for an elementary art teacher position that popped up Yesterday, so we'll see where it goes.